Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of the Navy immediately to take possession of and operate the plants of Brewster Aeronautical Corporation located at Long Island City, New York, Newark, New Jersey, and Johnsville, Pennsylvania.

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Executive Order 9141—Possession and Operation of Plants of Brewster Aeronautical Corporation

04/17/1942

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