Richard Nixon actually said...
On February 1, 1972, I issued Executive Order No. 11642, exempting A. Everette MacIntyre, a member of the Federal Trade Commission, from compulsory retirement for age, under the provisions of section 8335 of title 5, United States Code, until February 28, 1973.
Context
Executive Order 11704—Further Exempting A. Everett MacIntyre from Compulsory Retirement for Age
02/27/1973