Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, I hereby ordered to establish an Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply.

Context

Executive Order 8734—Establishing the Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply

04/10/1941

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