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Lyndon Johnson: “By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States and in furtherance of the purpose and policy…”

On the recordJuly 1, 1966
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States and in furtherance of the purpose and policy of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Executive Order 11288—Prevention, Control, and Abatement of Water Pollution by Federal Activities

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