Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"It is hereby ordered that Mrs. Mattie Lowe Sartor may be appointed a clerk in the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Post Office, without compliance with the requirements of the civil-service rules."

"there is no excuse whatsoever at the present time for members of trade and industry who have sponsored and are subject to these codes to fail to give them wholehearted support."

"Let me also suggest that the National Industrial Recovery Board bring the facts of this situation to the attention of the appropriate committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives."

"Nor can there be any justification for the bad faith involved in attempting to lengthen hours or reduce wages contrary to code requirements."