The President's News Conference
11/12/1947
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The head of each agency shall designate, or provide for the designation of the officers or employees whose duty is shall...
It would have involved us in all-out war in the Far East, and we have been strenuously trying to avoid that all the time...
We are moved by the inspiring autumnal beauty of our land, which uplifts the hearts of men.
This order shall supersede Executive Order No. 9277 of December 3, 1941, entitled 'Award of the Purple Heart to Persons ...