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FDR: I hereby suspend for the duration of the national emergency declared by me on September 8, 1939, to exist, the…

On the recordAugust 28, 1941
I hereby suspend for the duration of the national emergency declared by me on September 8, 1939, to exist, the provisions of the said act of March 3, 1931.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 8876—Suspending the Provisions of the Saturday Half-Holiday Act of March 3, 1931, to Certain Employees of...

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