Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of June 25, 1910, c. 421, 36 Stat. 847, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, c. 369, 37 Stat. 497, it is ordered as follows:"

"The appropriation should, I think, be kept in somewhat elastic form because it is clear that at this time it is impossible to forecast either the exact needs or the exact methods of meeting them."

"By virtue of the authority vested in me by the provisions of paragraph Eighth, subdivision SECOND, section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 404), it is hereby ordered that Baird Snyder, III, may b..."

"I believe that this sympathy should be expressed by a concrete example of our inherent and decent generosity."