June 08, 1933
In accordance with the provisions of sections 17 and 18 of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, I do hereby place the construction of the Cove Creek Dam on Clinch River in the hands of Arthur E. Morgan without additional compensation to said Arthur E. Morgan, and under his direction of such engineers as may be necessary for that purpose, with the understanding that the work shall be done by and through the Tennessee Valley Authority.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
The White House,
June 8, 1933.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Executive Order 6162—Construction of Cove Creek Dam on Clinch River Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/361985