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On the recordFebruary 27, 1935
I hereby designate and appoint the Secretary of the Interior as the agent of the President to execute all of the powers and functions vested in the President by the said Act except those vested in him by section 4 thereof.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 6979—Designating and Appointing the Secretary of the Interior as the Agent of the President to Execute...

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