Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

I hereby exempt the said Burnett Booker from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending July 31, 1941.

Executive Order 8453—Exemption of Burnett Booker From Compulsory Retirement for Age

06/20/1940

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