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Lyndon Johnson: “By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403) and section 1753 of the…”

On the recordOctober 23, 1964
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403) and section 1753 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (5 TJ.S.C. 631) and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas
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Editor's note · Context

Executive Order 11187—Permitting Certain Employees of the Postal Field Service to be Given Career Appointments

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