Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

I hereby exempt the said Harry L Mickey from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending April 30, 1942.

Executive Order 8698—Exemption of Harry L. Mickey From Compulsory Retirement for Age

02/28/1941

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We too are the United States of America. That is why we must work and sacrifice.

The American people spiritually prepared for war on a world-wide scale.

Our own American civilian population is now relatively safe from such disasters.