Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

I hereby exempt the said Samuel J. Gompers from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending September 30, 1939.

All that any government... can possibly undertake is to help make sure that the facts are known and fairly stated.

I hereby exempt the said Frank S. Smith from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending September 30, 1939.

Subject to valid existing rights, the tract of land described in section 1 of this order is hereby temporarily withdrawn from settlement, lo...