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FDR: Now, Therefore, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 32, Title III of the said Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant…

On the recordAugust 7, 1940
Now, Therefore, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 32, Title III of the said Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, and as President of the United States, it is ordered that...
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 8509—Establishing the Missouri Wildlife Management Area

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