Harry Truman: “NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1…”

On the recordMay 12, 1947

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 of the said act of June 29, 1940, 54 Stat. 686, the following-described tract of land is hereby added to and made a part of the Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, and shall be administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior:

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Harry Truman

Democratic · Missouri

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presidency.ucsb.edu

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Executive Order 9851—Adding Certain Lands to the Mount Vernon Memorial Highway

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Harry Truman: “NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 of the said act of June 29, 1940, 54 Stat. 686, the…”

Editor's note · Context