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Harry Truman: “Since the creation of the Executive Office of the President, however, the Congress has further recognized the need for…”

On the recordJune 19, 1949
Since the creation of the Executive Office of the President, however, the Congress has further recognized the need for more adequate central staff and created two new important staff agencies to assist the President--the National Security Council and the National Security Resources Board.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Message to the Congress Transmitting Reorganization Plan 4 of 1949: National Security Council and National Security...

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