Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

I hereby further exempt the said Hubert K. Bishop from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending June 30, 1942.

It Is hereby ordered that a Good Conduct Medal, including suitable appurtenances, be established and that the said medal may be awarded, und...

The national interest requires that between July 1, 1941, and June 30, 1942, 900,000 men be inducted into the land forces of the United Stat...

Without housing for workers, industries producing ships, planes, tanks, and other defense materials cannot function to full capacity.