FDR: “I hereby exempt the said Herbert A. Howell from compulsory retirement…”

On the recordSeptember 13, 1940

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

Said by

Democratic · New York

Source

Executive Order 8539—Exemption of Herbert A. Howell From Compulsory Retirement for Age

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