Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

The Civil Service Commission is hereby directed to refuse examination to any person who is, or who has been within three months of the date of the examination, employed in the civilian executive branch of the Federal Government.

Context

Executive Order 8760—Restricting the Eligibility of Federal Employees To Take Civil Service Examinations and To Be Certified

05/26/1941

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