Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

The Secretary of War is authorized and directed immediately to take possession of and operate the plant of the S.A. Woods Machine Company located at South Boston, Massachusetts.

Context

Executive Order 9225—Authorizing the Secretary of War To Take Possession of and Operate the Plant of the S.A. Woods Machine...

08/18/1942

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