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George H.W. Bush: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including…”

On the recordJanuary 17, 1991
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the National Emergencies Actet seq.), and section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code;
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Executive Order 12743—Ordering the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty

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