Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to exercise on behalf of the United States any and all rights accruing to the holder of such stock.

Context

Executive Order 7848—Designating the Secretary of the Treasury as the Official To Receive Certain Capital Stock From the...

03/21/1938

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