Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

I hereby exempt the said Miss Augusta F. Johnston from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending September 30, 1942.

Executive Order 8897—Exemption of Miss Augusta F. Johnston From Compulsory Retirement for Age

09/11/1941

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We have got to move, the way we did in the Philippines, to teach them self-government.

I like to think that mere association helps things along.

We probably can't hurt our own men by publishing these stories.

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