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FDR: I hereby exempt the said Herbert H. Evans from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending April 30…

On the recordApril 23, 1942
I hereby exempt the said Herbert H. Evans from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending April 30, 1943.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 9144—Exemption of Herbert H. Evans From Compulsory Retirement for Age

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