Franklin Roosevelt actually said...
it is hereby ordered that, subject to such noncompetitive tests of fitness as the Civil Service Commission may prescribe, the following-named nonclassified employees of the Government-Operated Star Route Service... may be transferred and appointed to appropriate classified positions in the Postal Service without regard to the provisions of the Civil Service Act and rules
Context
Executive Order 7644—Authorizing Transfer of Certain Employees of the Government-Operated Star Route Service Bureau, Post...
06/23/1937