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Harry Truman: “NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the power and authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States…”

On the recordFebruary 4, 1946
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the power and authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, including section 9 of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 as amended by section 3 of the War Labor Disputes Act (57 Stat. 164), the act of August 29, 1916, 39 Stat. 619, 645, and the First War Powers Act, 1941 (55 Stat. 838), as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, it is hereby ordered as follows
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri
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presidency.ucsb.edu

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Executive Order 9693—Possession, Control, and Operation of the Transportation Systems, Plants, and Facilities of Certain...

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