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Lyndon Johnson: “Now, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, the Public…”

On the recordDecember 27, 1967
Now, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, and section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows:
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Executive Order 11386—Prescribing Arrangements for Coordination of the Activities of Regional Commissions and Activities of...

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