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.

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

02/18/1941

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