The growth of the executive branch and the increasingly complex nature of the problems with which it must deal have greatly intensified the necessity of strong and well-coordinated staff facilities to enable the President to meet his responsibilities for the effective administration of the executive branch of the Government.
Message to the Congress Transmitting Reorganization Plan 4 of 1949: National Security Council and National Security...
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