Richard Nixon actually said...

Employees of the Department of State, the Department of Defense, or other Federal departments, independent establishments, and agencies, who in the judgment of their agency heads should remain at their posts of duty for national security or other public reasons need not be excused.

Context

Executive Order 11696—Excusing Federal Employees in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area From Duty for One-Half Day on...

01/16/1973

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