Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

It is hereby ordered that Leland L. Tolman and H. Fred Martin, Jr., may be appointed to legal positions in the Administrative Office of the United States Courts without compliance with the requirements of the Civil Service Rules.

06/30/1940

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