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FDR: “I hereby further exempt the said George T. Summerlin from compulsory retirement for age for such time as may be deemed…”

On the recordNovember 16, 1942
I hereby further exempt the said George T. Summerlin from compulsory retirement for age for such time as may be deemed necessary, but not beyond the close of business November 30, 1947.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 9271—Exemption of George T. Summerlin From Compulsory Retirement for Age

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