Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

The Administrator shall construct, operate, and maintain the transmission lines and substations necessary for marketing the power and energy delivered to him from the Grand Coulee Dam Project.

Context

Executive Order 8526—Coordinating the Electrical Facilities of Grand Coulee Dam Project and Bonneville Project

08/25/1940

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