Herbert Hoover actually said...

Mrs. Edna May may be appointed as an Operative in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing without compliance with the requirements of the civil service rules.

Context

Executive Order 5146—Authorizing the Appointment of Edna May Without Regard to Civil Service Rules

06/28/1929

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