Harry Truman actually said...

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the First War Powers Act, 1941, as amended by the act of January 12, 1951, entitled 'An Act To amend and extend title II of the first War Powers Act, 1941'

Context

Executive Order 10210—Authorizing the Department of Defense and the Department of Commerce to Exercise the Functions and...

02/01/1951

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