Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

Mrs. Carmen B. Knox may be appointed as a clerk in the Post Office Department in the classified service without compliance with the requirements of the civil-service rules.

Context

Executive Order 6947—Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Carmen B. Knox in the Post Office Department without Regard to...

01/11/1935

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