FDR: “By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United…”

On the recordJuly 15, 1941

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Said by

Democratic · New York

Source

Executive Order 8821—Reserving Public Land for Use of the Department of the Navy for Naval Aviation Purposes

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