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Harry Truman: By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes, including section 2 of the act of October 2…

On the recordFebruary 20, 1946
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes, including section 2 of the act of October 2, 1942, 56 Stat. 765, and Title I of the First War Powers Act, 1941, and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Said by
Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 9699—Re-establishing the Office of Economic Stabilization

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