Franklin Roosevelt actually said...
Nothing in this Order shall be deemed to limit in any way the authority of the Departments of War and Navy to initiate or carry out directly, without review or approval by the Administrator, any action relating to solid fuels or the solid fuels industries which either department deems to be a matter of military necessity or expediency.
Context
Executive Order 9332—Establishing the Solid Fuels Administration for War
04/18/1943