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FDR: I hereby further exempt the said James L. Hughes from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending…

On the recordOctober 7, 1940
I hereby further exempt the said James L. Hughes from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending November 30, 1941.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 8562—Exemption of James L. Hughes From Compulsory Retirement for Age

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