02/04/1940
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"I congratulate you upon the constructive work accomplished"
"By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 1 of the act of June 25, 1910, c. 421, 36 Stat. 847, the Executive Orders of December 5, 1913, January 13, 1915, as modified by Inter..."
"I hereby exempt the said Harry Peale from compulsory retirement for age for a period of six months ending July 31, 1939."
"His appeal went straight to the heart of the nation."