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FDR: “I hereby call and order into the service of the armed forces of the United States for the period of the existing…”

On the recordJuly 25, 1941
I hereby call and order into the service of the armed forces of the United States for the period of the existing emergency.
Said by
FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Order Placing Armed Forces of the Philippines Under United States Command

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