Herbert Hoover actually said...

Mrs. Cecil Alexander may be appointed to an appropriate position in the Post Office Department or the field service thereof without regard to the requirements of the civil-service rules.

Context

Executive Order 5604—Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Cecil Alexander

04/19/1931

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