Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"All of the unexpended balances of appropriations for use by the Secretary of Commerce...are hereby found and determined to be necessary for the exercise and performance of the powers and duties of the..."

"All real and personal property under the control and jurisdiction of the Department of Commerce...are hereby found and determined to have been so employed; and all such property as aforesaid shall be ..."

"By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States."

"I hereby exempt the said Samuel J. Gompers from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending September 30, 1939."