FDR: “I hereby exempt the said Francis T. Leahy from compulsory retirement…”

On the recordOctober 14, 1938

I hereby exempt the said Francis T. Leahy from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending October 31, 1939.

Said by

Democratic · New York

Source

Executive Order 7989—Exemption of Francis T. Leahy from Compulsory Retirement for Age

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