Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

I do hereby exempt Stanley Searles from the provisions thereof and continue him in the service until July 1, 1939.

Executive Order 7890—Exemption of Stanley Searles From Compulsory Retirement for Age

05/15/1938

More Franklin Roosevelt Quotes

We have a record of which we can be proud—a record of joint endeavor in the cause of peace in this New World.

All employees in the field service of the executive departments... shall be excused from duty the entire day on Saturday, December 26, 1936.

There is no American conflict that cannot be settled by orderly and peaceful means.

No Nation can live entirely to itself.