Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403, 404), and by section 1753 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows.

Context

Executive Order 8744—Authorizing Certain Employees of the Government To Acquire a Classified Civil Service Status

04/23/1941

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