Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"I hereby prescribe the following regulations governing the granting of sick leave to civilian officers and employees of the United States."

"He was neither authorized to make, nor has he made, any commitments involving the Government of the United States."

"it is ordered that the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States be, and they are hereby, amended by prescribing the following as Chapter VII thereof"

"The airspace above the following-described portion of the District of Columbia is hereby reserved and set apart for national defense and other governmental purposes."