Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

The Administrator shall market the power and energy delivered to him from the Grand Coulee Dam Project at rates to be fixed by the Secretary of the Interior.

Context

Executive Order 8526—Coordinating the Electrical Facilities of Grand Coulee Dam Project and Bonneville Project

08/25/1940

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