Herbert Hoover actually said...

Mrs. Helen Terrill Mays may be appointed to a clerical position in the classified service of the Treasury Department without compliance with the requirements of the civil-service rules.

Context

Executive Order 5649—Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Helen Terrill Mays

06/11/1931

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