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FDR: By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, particularly the Act of December 18, 1941…

On the recordSeptember 16, 1942
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, particularly the Act of December 18, 1941, entitled 'First War Powers Act, 1941'
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 9246—Providing for the Coordination and Control of the Rubber Program

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