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FDR: By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Statutes, including the First War Powers Act, 1941, as…

On the recordDecember 22, 1943
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Statutes, including the First War Powers Act, 1941, as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Army and the Navy, it is hereby ordered as follows:
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 9409—Altering the Composition of the War Manpower Commission

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