Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

I hereby exempt the said John G. Crane from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending February 29, 1940.

Executive Order 8048—Exemption of John G. Crane From Compulsory Retirement for Age

02/13/1939

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