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FDR: By virtue of the authority vested in me... it is ordered that the use, possession, and control of the…

On the recordSeptember 27, 1940
By virtue of the authority vested in me... it is ordered that the use, possession, and control of the following-described parcels of land be, and they are hereby, transferred to the Tennessee Valley Authority.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 8556—Transferring the Use, Possession, and Control of Certain Lands to the Tennessee Valley Authority

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