Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

Without housing for workers, industries producing ships, planes, tanks, and other defense materials cannot function to full capacity.

I hereby further exempt the said Samuel A. Cottrell from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending June 30, 1942.

There shall be no discrimination in the employment of workers in defense industries or government because of race, creed, color, or national...

Until June 30, 1943, all positions in or under the Inland Waterways Corporation.