Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

all employees in the Federal Service in the District of Columbia shall be excused from duty at 1 o'clock P.M. on Thursday, December 24, 1936.

Context

Executive Order 7499—Excusing Federal Employees from Duty on December 24 and 26, 1936, and January 2, 1937

11/26/1936

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