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FDR: “I hereby exempt the said Maitland S. Wright from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending July 31…”

On the recordJune 17, 1940
I hereby exempt the said Maitland S. Wright from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending July 31, 1941.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 8448—Exemption of Maitland S. Wright From Compulsory Retirement for Age

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