Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

I do hereby order and direct that the said John A. Gamon be retired, effective June 30, 1935, on an annuity under paragraph (e) of section 26 of the said act.

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Executive Order 6994—Retirement of John A. Gamon, Foreign Service Officer

03/20/1935

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