Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

I do hereby exempt Mr. Woermann from the provisions thereof and continue him in the service until February 1, 1939.

Executive Order 7762—Exemption of John W. Woermann From Compulsory Retirement for Age

12/02/1937

More Franklin Roosevelt Quotes

The American people have a good habit—the habit of going right ahead and accomplishing the impossible.

We owe it to all of our people who have given so much in this war—we owe it to our children—to keep that winning team together.

We are fighting this war and we are holding this election both for the same essential reason: because we have faith in democracy.

Those incompetent blunderers and bunglers in Washington have passed a lot of excellent laws.