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On the recordSeptember 4, 1946
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States and as Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, I hereby order that East Executive Avenue in the District of Columbia be reopened to public travel on and after September 9, 1946
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 9776—Reopening East Executive Avenue to Public Travel

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