Excerpts from the Press Conference
08/18/1941
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This is our chance to serve those who serve us.
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 20 of the act of June 10, 1922.
During the temporary absence of the Secretary of the Navy, the order of succession of the officers who shall act as Secr...
Whereas by Executive Order No. 9452 of June 26, 1944, as amended by Executive Order No. 9514 of January 18, 1945, the Se...