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Harry Truman: “So far as possible, Federal operations under the Act shall be carried on by full-time, salaried employees of the…”

On the recordMay 7, 1951
So far as possible, Federal operations under the Act shall be carried on by full-time, salaried employees of the Government, and appointments under this authority shall be limited to advisory or consultative positions only.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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