Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

I hereby authorize the Secretary of War to take possession of the properties of the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company.

Executive Order 9511—Authorizing the Secretary of War to Take Possession of and Operate the Properties of the Cleveland...

01/11/1945

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Service to country was the thread on which his life was strung.

I hereby prescribe Volume Four of regulations governing the administration of said Act.

I hereby approve the establishment of the aforesaid Board and the designation of the said Administrator.

Yes, there is a possibility that the speech will be shifted over to Baltimore.