Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"it appears that the transfer of jurisdiction over such lands from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior for administrative purposes would be in the public interest"

"John F. Hardy may be appointed to a position as Regional Director in the Social Security Board without compliance with the competitive provisions of the Civil Service Act and Rules."

"It is hereby ordered that Leland L. Tolman and H. Fred Martin, Jr., may be appointed to legal positions in the Administrative Office of the United States Courts without compliance with the requirement..."

"I, therefore, recommend to the Congress the enactment of a steeply graduated excess profits tax."