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.

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

11/26/1936

More Franklin Roosevelt Quotes

We could keep perfectly clear the separation of functions.

What we are seeking is the method of answering those two questions.

I ask especially that no State shall by law or otherwise authorize the return of the saloon either in its old form or in some modern guise.

A lot of little fellows have thought that they might be forced out of business.