Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

I hereby exempt the said John F. Phillips from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending September 30, 1943.

Executive Order 9208—Exemption of John F. Phillips From Compulsory Retirement for Age

07/31/1942

More Franklin Roosevelt Quotes

the Congress should recognize now the problem in its entirety as it affects the people of the Missouri basin and their economic destiny and ...

any appropriations to carry out any plan are and will be within the complete control of the Congress.

for the greatest benefit of its citizens both present and future, and for the greatest benefit to the United States.

This is the time to do the planning, although the war—even in Europe—is not over.