Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"In order to effectuate the policies of Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, do hereby order:"

"all clerks and other employees in the Federal service in the District of Columbia... are hereby excused from duty on those days."

"it is hereby ordered that the several executive departments and independent Government establishments in the District of Columbia be closed on Saturday, December 23, 1933, and Saturday, December 30, 1..."

"I urge all employers in trades and industries not covered by Codes to cooperate by continuing to maintain higher wages and shorter hours."