Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"it is ordered that all of the functions, duties, and powers vested in the Council of National Defense be, and they are hereby, transferred to and vested in the Secretary of the Interior"

"The Director of the Commission is authorized and directed to formulate and effectuate a program for the study of typhus fever and the control thereof."

"The Director shall take steps to secure the cooperation, assistance, and services of other Governmental agencies."

"There is hereby created a Board to be known as the 'Medal for Merit Board'."