Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

Before certifying invoices signed by an agent, a consular officer may, if he deems it necessary, require that a power of attorney authorizing the agent to sign invoices be executed by the principal in the transaction.

Context

Executive Order 8818—Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States

07/04/1941

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...

More Franklin Roosevelt Quotes

The designations of Cordova, Alaska, and Mahukona, Hawaii, as customs ports of entry... are hereby revoked.
11/4/1942
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of March 26, 1934
10/30/1942
I ask that employers- all over the country—will so arrange the work day, that they and all their employees can go to the polls and that ther...
10/29/1942
I have directed that those responsible for the operation of the Government's workshops- shipyards, navy yards, arsenals, ordnance depots, as...
10/29/1942

View All Franklin Roosevelt Quotes