FDR: “I hereby further exempt the said Samuel A. Cottrell from compulsory…”

On the recordSeptember 27, 1940

I hereby further exempt the said Samuel A. Cottrell from compulsory retirement for age for a period of nine months ending June 30, 1941.

Said by

Democratic · New York

Source

Executive Order 8555—Exemption of Samuel A. Cottrell From Compulsory Retirement for Age

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