Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

It is hereby ordered that the physical requirements for entrance to examinations under the Civil Service Rules be, and they are hereby, waived to permit Walter M. Brucher to participate in the competitive civil service examination for the position of Postmaster at Faribault, Minnesota.

Context

Executive Order 9013—Waiving the Physical Requirements to Permit Walter M. Brucher to Compete in the Competitive Civil Service Examination

01/05/1942

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