Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"I hereby exempt the said Charles A. Appel from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending October 31, 1942."

"The inclusion of China in the Executive Order, in accordance with the wishes of the Chinese Government, is a continuation of this Government's policy of assisting China."

"I hereby call and order into the service of the armed forces of the United States for the period of the existing emergency."

"I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, do hereby amend Executive Order No. 8389 of April 10, 1940, as amended."