Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

It is hereby ordered as follows: The following-named vessels are transferred from the Coast and Geodetic Survey to the service and jurisdiction of the Navy Department.

Context

Executive Order 9113—Transferring Certain Vessels and Personnel From the Coast and Geodetic Survey to the War and Navy...

03/27/1942

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