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On the recordFebruary 8, 1949
Provided, that for the purposes of this order his further term of office shall be considered as expiring upon the appointment and qualification of his successor
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 10034—Further Exemption of John Monroe Johnson From Compulsory Retirement for Age

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Dec 10, 1952

It was suggested, and I decided that it wouldn't serve any good purpose, it would be just a piece of demagoguery; and that is what it turned out to be.

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Nov 24, 1952

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 91 of the act of April 30, 1900, 31 Stat. 159, as amended by section 7 of the act of My 27, 1910, 36 Stat. 447, it is ordered as follows:

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