Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

This order shall take effect as of June 1, 1942.

Executive Order 9210—Regulations Governing the Payment of Additional Compensation to Enlisted Men of the Navy and Coast...

07/31/1942

More Franklin Roosevelt Quotes

I am putting in Minton as Administrative Assistant, to act as legs for me—with a 'passion for anonymity.'

The Army and Navy are military things. The Army and Navy naturally would decide.

The first is freedom of speech and expression—everywhere in the world.

The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way—everywhere in the world.