Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

It is hereby ordered that Mr. William H. Agee may be appointed to the position of special counsel to the collector of customs at New York, Bureau of Customs, Treasury Department.

Context

Executive Order 6744—Waiver of Civil Service Rule II to Permit Certain Appointments in the Treasury Department

06/18/1934

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