Harry Truman said "It is my desire, therefore, that, with the exception of the War Department, the Navy Department, the Treasury Department, the Veterans Administration, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Panama Canal, the head of each department and agency establish, effective July 1, a 44-hour workweek." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJuly 2, 1945

It is my desire, therefore, that, with the exception of the War Department, the Navy Department, the Treasury Department, the Veterans Administration, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Panama Canal, the head of each department and agency establish, effective July 1, a 44-hour workweek.

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Harry Truman

Democratic · Missouri

Source

presidency.ucsb.edu

Editor's note · Context

Memorandum Reducing the Workweek of Federal Employees to 44 Hours.

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