William Taft actually said...

In the absence of the Secretary, the First Assistant Secretary, and the Assistant Secretary of the Interior Department, the Assistant Attorney-General for the Interior Department is hereby designated as Acting Secretary.

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Executive Order 1092—Assistant Attorney General for Interior Department Designated to Act as Interior Secretary During...

06/18/1909

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