Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

All rights which the Federal Works Agency may have as to the use, occupancy, or control of buildings, or parts of buildings, and other facilities on the above-mentioned 15-acre tract of land are hereby transferred to the Navy Department for the duration of the said emergency.

05/18/1943

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