Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, it is hereby ordered:

Context

Executive Order 9294—Further Defining of the Functions and Duties of the Office of Defense Transportation

01/03/1943

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