Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

It is ordered that the designation of Grand Rapids, Michigan, as a customs port of entry in Customs Collection District No. 38 (Michigan), be, and it is hereby, revoked.

Context

Executive Order 8845—Revoking the Designation of Grand Rapids, Michigan, as a Customs Port of Entry

08/07/1941

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