10/08/1936
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"Please let me urge upon the Congress the desirability of placing all but policy-forming positions under the merit system."
"I would, therefore, urge upon the Congress that all but policy-forming positions be placed within its provisions."
"Government business, of course, should be performed with the highest economy and efficiency."
"Executive Order No. 5144 of June 25, 1929, withdrawing the public lands in certain therein-described townships in New Mexico, pending resurvey, is hereby revoked."