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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of Defense to call into the active military service of the United States, as…”

On the recordSeptember 9, 1963
I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of Defense to call into the active military service of the United States, as he may deem appropriate to carry out the purposes of this order, any or all of the units of the Army National Guard and of the Air National Guard of the State of Alabama to serve in the active military service of the United States for an indefinite period and until relieved by appropriate orders.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Executive Order 11118—Providing Assistance for Removal of Unlawful Obstructions of Justice in the State of Alabama

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