Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, and for the purpose of assuring the most effective prosecution of war procurement and production, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Context

Executive Order 9040—Defining Additional Functions and Duties of the War Production Board

01/23/1942

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