Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

I hereby exempt the said Clarence H, Branscombe from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending August 31, 1942.

Executive Order 8772—Exemption of Clarence H. Branscombe From Compulsory Retirement for Age

06/06/1941

More Franklin Roosevelt Quotes

I have the profound conviction that the American people are now determined to put forth a mightier effort than they have ever yet made to in...

We must be the great arsenal of democracy.

Never before since Jamestown and Plymouth Rock has our American civilization been in such danger as now.

This is not a fireside chat on war.