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FDR: “I hereby authorize and direct John Monroe Johnson, an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, to perform the duties of the…”

On the recordMay 27, 1938
I hereby authorize and direct John Monroe Johnson, an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, to perform the duties of the Secretary of Commerce during the absence or sickness of the Secretary.
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FDR
Democratic · New York
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Editor's note · Context

Executive Order 7900—Designating John Monroe Johnson and Richard C. Patterson, Jr., To Act as Secretary of Commerce

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