Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

I hereby authorize and direct John Dickinson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce, to perform the duties of the Director of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.

Context

Executive Order 6708—Authorizing and Directing John Dickinson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce, to Perform the Duties of the...

05/10/1934

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