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Woodrow Wilson: And I do further direct that the United States Shipping Board shall have and exercise all power and authority vested in…

On the recordJuly 10, 1917
And I do further direct that the United States Shipping Board shall have and exercise all power and authority vested in me in said section of said act, in so far as applicable to and in furtherance of the taking over of title or possession, by purchase or requisition, of constructed vessels, or parts thereof, or charters therein; and the operation, management and disposition of such vessels, and of all other vessels heretofore or hereafter acquired by the United States.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Executive Order 2664—Exercise of Authority Under the Emergency Shipping Fund Act

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