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On the recordMay 8, 1949
The Commission has stated--and I believe quite correctly--that the basic requirement for achieving effective management in government is to grant to the men upon whom responsibility is placed by the Constitution and the statutes an adequate measure of authority and flexibility to perform their jobs.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Special Message to the Congress on Reorganization of the Executive Branch of the Government.

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