FDR: “It is hereby ordered that a corporation of the District of Columbia be…”

On the recordDecember 10, 1934

It is hereby ordered that a corporation of the District of Columbia be and is hereby created.

Said by

Democratic · New York

Source

Executive Order 6917—Creating a Body Corporate to be Known as Federal Prison Industries, Inc.

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FDR: “It is hereby ordered that a corporation of the District of Columbia be and is hereby created.”