Harry Truman actually said...

There is hereby delegated to the Secretary of Defense the authority vested in the President by section 21 of the Universal Military Training and Service Act

Context

Executive Order 10271—Delegating the Authority of the President to Order Members and Units of Reserve Components of the...

07/06/1951

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