Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

I do hereby further exempt Carl F. Jeansen from the provisions thereof and continue him in the service until April 1, 1938.

Executive Order 7569—Exemption of Carl F. Jeansen From Compulsory Retirement for Age

03/02/1937

More Franklin Roosevelt Quotes

The emergency purpose of the N.R.A. was to put men to work.

I do not want to think that it is the destiny of any American to remain permanently on relief rolls.

I stand or fall by my refusal to accept as a necessary condition of our future a permanent army of unemployed.

The average person almost always loses.