Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"The base salary of the Chairman shall be $10,000 a year, except that if the Chairman shall at the same time hold any other paid position in the service of the United States, he shall receive no additi..."

"The Chairman shall be the chief executive officer of the Board, and shall not engage in any private business, vocation, or employment."

"The Board may undertake statistical activities of an experimental character and may collect, analyze, and publish data concerning the statistical services specified in paragraph (2)."

"The Board may prepare for use within the Government consolidation of information compiled by the statistical services specified in paragraph (2), including a current statistical and economic summary o..."