Harry Truman: “By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 216 of the Public…”

On the recordJune 29, 1952

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 216 of the Public Health Service Act (58 Stat. 690)

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Harry Truman

Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 10367—Continuing the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service as a Military Service

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Harry Truman: “By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 216 of the Public Health Service Act (58 Stat. 690)”

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