Herbert Hoover actually said...

Mrs. Mary V. Kehoe may be appointed to an appropriate position in the General Accounting Office without regard to the examination requirements of the civil service rules.

Context

Executive Order 5134—Authorizing the Appointment of Mary V. Kehoe Without Regard to Civil Service Rules

06/11/1929

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