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

On the recordNovember 17, 1933
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 6440—Rates of Compensation of Government Employees in Emergency Agencies Not Subject to the Classification...

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