Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

I do hereby authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to permit, during the continuance of such emergency... the importation free of duty of such food, clothing, and medical, surgical, and other supplies as he may designate.

Context

Proclamation 2223—Emergency Due to Flood Conditions—Free Importation of Food, Clothing, and Medical, Surgical and Other...

01/31/1937

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