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FDR: “By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, as President of the…”

On the recordJanuary 3, 1943
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, it is hereby ordered:
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 9294—Further Defining of the Functions and Duties of the Office of Defense Transportation

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