Woodrow Wilson: “In accordance with the provisions of Section 179 of the Revised…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 1917

In accordance with the provisions of Section 179 of the Revised Statutes, as amended by an Act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government, approved August 5, 1882 (22 Stats., 238), the Chief of Staff, United States Army, is authorized and directed to perform the duties of Secretary of War during the illness or temporary absence from the seat of Government of the Secretary of War, whenever during such illness or absence the Assistant Secretary of War is also absent.

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Woodrow Wilson

Democratic · New Jersey

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Executive Order 2720—Giving Chief of Staff Control over the War Department in the Absence of the Secretary of War and...

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