Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

David H. Morton may be appointed as personal secretary and law clerk in the United States Customs Court, New York, without reference to the requirements of the civil service rules.

Context

Executive Order 6324—Authorizing the Appointment of David H. Morton

10/04/1933

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