Harry Truman actually said...

The authority conferred upon the Administrator by that portion of subsection 401(c) of the Act which authorizes the utilization of the services of Federal agencies may be exercised by the Administrator in such manner, in accordance with his own discretion, as shall best serve to carry out the purposes of the Act.

Context

Executive Order 10242—Prescribing Regulations Governing the Exercise by the Federal Civil Defense Administrator of Certain...

05/07/1951

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