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FDR: By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes of the United States, and in order to…

On the recordSeptember 3, 1941
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes of the United States, and in order to define further the functions and duties of the Office of Production Management.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 8891—Establishing the Division of Contract Distribution in the Office of Production Management and Defining...

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