Harry Truman actually said...

The Secretary of the Interior shall permit the managements of the mines taken under the provisions of this order to continue with their managerial function to the maximum degree possible consistent with the aims of this order

Context

Executive Order 9758—Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to Take Possession of and to Operate Certain Coal Mines

07/18/1946

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