Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

Before contracting marriage with a person of foreign nationality each Foreign Service officer shall request and obtain permission so to do from the Secretary of State.

Context

Executive Order 7497—Amending the Instructions to Diplomatic Officers and the Consular Regulations

11/16/1936

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