Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

I hereby exempt the said Thomas A. Haigh from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending February 28, 1943.

Executive Order 9034—Exemption of Thomas A. Haigh From Compulsory Retirement for Age

01/20/1942

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