On the recordDecember 22, 1943
The functions, powers, and duties of the President under the provisions of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended, are hereby delegated to the Director.
Source
presidency.ucsb.eduThe functions, powers, and duties of the President under the provisions of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended, are hereby delegated to the Director.
Executive Order 9410—Delegation of Certain Functions of the President to the Director of Selective Service
Share
More from FDR
The logic of events and our clear and pressing national interest must override our old party controversies.
I wish I had the power, just for this evening, to be present at all of these gatherings.
I do know it will come, and I do know that tonight there are over seven and a half million Americans overseas or fighting afloat in this great war.
That such a body would be best able to perform its nationally important tasks if created independently of the War Labor Board by the President.