FDR: “I hereby exempt the said Zebedee LaPelle from compulsory retirement…”

On the recordAugust 2, 1940

I hereby exempt the said Zebedee LaPelle from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending September 30, 1941.

Said by

Democratic · New York

Source

Executive Order 8503—Exemption of Zebedee LaPelle From Compulsory Retirement for Age

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