Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

To operate or to arrange for the operation of the plants and facilities in any manner that he deems necessary for the successful prosecution of the war.

Context

Executive Order 9477—Authorizing the Secretary of War to Take Possession of and Operate the Plants and Facilities of the...

09/04/1944

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