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FDR: I hereby further exempt the said William M. Smith from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending…

On the recordJuly 17, 1940
I hereby further exempt the said William M. Smith from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending October 31, 1941.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 8489—Exemption of William M. Smith From Compulsory Retirement for Age

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