Herbert Hoover actually said...

Mrs. Laura Mae Decker may be appointed to an appropriate position in the Department of Agriculture without regard to the civil service rules.

Context

Executive Order 5329—Appointment of Mrs. Laura Mae Decker

04/15/1930

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