Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

Under the Constitution the President is Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy and has, therefore, a very specific duty to safeguard the defense of national interests.

Context

Letter to the Appropriations Committee on National Defense

12/27/1937

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