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Harry Truman: WHEREAS, in my judgment, the public interest requires that the said person be exempted from such compulsory retirement…

On the recordMarch 29, 1951
WHEREAS, in my judgment, the public interest requires that the said person be exempted from such compulsory retirement as provided below:
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 10229—Exemption of Hugh H. Bennett from Compulsory Retirement for Age

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