Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of October 17, 1940, Public No. 872, 76th Congress, I hereby prescribe the following regulations governing the granting of allowances for quarters to enlisted men.

Context

Executive Order 8688—Prescribing Regulations Governing the Granting of Allowances for Quarters to Certain Enlisted Men of...

02/18/1941

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