Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"This comes to me, as I know it will to the whole Nation, as a great shock for all of us had counted on your continuing your splendid service for many years to come."

"No steam plants can provide the large blocks of low-cost electric energy required for certain essential defense industries."

"My every inclination is to beg you to remain; but my deep concern for your health and strength must be paramount."

"It takes tens of thousands of kilowatt hours of electricity to produce the materials that go into a single airplane."