Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the foregoing provision of section 318 of the Tariff Act of 1930, do by this proclamation declare an emergency to exist.

Context

Proclamation 2215—Extending the Period for Exportation of Merchandise for Drawback Purposes

12/28/1936

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