Harry Truman actually said...

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

Context

Executive Order 9776—Reopening East Executive Avenue to Public Travel

09/04/1946

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