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Harry Truman: “Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the…”

On the recordOctober 18, 1951
Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Proclamation 2949—Terminating in Part Proclamation No. 2929 of June 2, 1951

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