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FDR: I hereby exempt the said Alexander E. Twomey from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending February…

On the recordFebruary 13, 1940
I hereby exempt the said Alexander E. Twomey from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending February 28, 1941.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 8350—Exemption of Alexander E. Twomey From Compulsory Retirement for Age

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