Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

it is ordered that all of the functions, duties, and powers vested in the Council of National Defense be, and they are hereby, transferred to and vested in the Secretary of the Interior

Context

Executive Order 9287—Transferring Certain Functions From the Council of National Defense to the Secretary of the Interior

12/23/1942

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