Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

I hereby authorize the Board of Directors of Federal Prison Industries, Inc., and such officers and employees as said Board may designate, to perform and exercise, as to Federal Prison Industries, Inc., all the functions and powers vested in and granted to the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Chairman of the United States Maritime Commission by such Executive order.

Context

Executive Order 9221—Extension of the Provisions of Executive Order No. 9001 of December 27, 1941, to Contracts of Federal

08/14/1942

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