Franklin Roosevelt actually said...
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the provisions of paragraph Eighth, subdivision SECOND, section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403, 404), the Civil Service Commission is hereby authorized to reopen any appropriate competitive examination from which a register of eligibles has been established and is still in existence or is about to be established.
Context
Executive Order 8404—Authorizing the Civil Service Commission To Reopen Under Certain Conditions Examinations From Which...
05/06/1940