Harry Truman actually said...

By virtue of the authority vested in me as president of the United States and in effectuation of the purposes of the act of June 17, 1944, 58 Stat. 280 (34 U.S.C. 524), relating to the conservation, care, custody, protection, and operation of the naval petroleum and oil shale reserves, it is ordered as follows:

Context

Executive Order 10052—Enlarging Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 1; Revoking in Part Public Land Order No. 460 of April 1, 1948

04/19/1949

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