FDR: “I hereby order into the active military service of the United States.”

On the recordFebruary 5, 1942

I hereby order into the active military service of the United States.

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Democratic · New York

Source

Executive Order 9049—Ordering Certain Organizations and Units of the Organized Reserves Into the Active Military Service of...

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