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On the recordDecember 18, 1951
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 10315—Exemption of William E. Lee from Compulsory Retirement for Age

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