Woodrow Wilson actually said...

The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to direct customs officers at ports of entry into the United States to take up passports of American citizens returning to this country.

Context

Executive Order 2341—Relating to Cancellation and Reissue of Passports

03/12/1916

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