Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

Nothing in this Order shall be deemed to limit in any way the authority of the Departments of War and Navy to initiate or carry out directly, without review or approval by the Administrator, any action relating to petroleum.

Context

Executive Order 9276—Establishing the Petroleum Administration for War and Defining Its Functions and Duties

12/01/1942

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