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FDR: “I hereby exempt the said J. Brent Clarke from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending September…”

On the recordAugust 25, 1940
I hereby exempt the said J. Brent Clarke from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending September 30, 1941.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 8524—Exemption of J. Brent Clarke From Compulsory Retirement for Age

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