09/09/1937
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"I hereby delegate to the Federal Emergency Administrator of Public Works the following functions and powers:"
"I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, pursuant to the authority vested in me by Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, pursuant to said Code of Fa..."
"We in the United States appreciate the service which all of you are giving to your country."
"This order shall take effect as of January 1, 1935, and shall be retroactive to July 15, 1933."