Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"I hereby exempt the said Alphonso L. Graham from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending June 30, 1942."

"Subject to such policies and directions as the President may from time to time prescribe, the Division of Defense Aid Reports shall perform and discharge the following described duties and responsibil..."

"The Executive Officer shall receive compensation at such rate as the President shall approve and, in addition, shall be entitled to actual and necessary transportation, subsistence, and other expenses..."

"There is established within the Office for Emergency Management of the Executive Office of the President the Division of Defense Aid Reports."