Lyndon Johnson actually said...

Nothing in this Order shall be construed as subjecting any Federal agency, or any function vested by law in, or assigned pursuant to law to, any Federal agency, to the authority of the Committee or as abrogating or restricting any such function in any manner.

Context

Executive Order 11280—Establishing the President's Committee on Mental Retardation

05/10/1966

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