Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

Now, Therefore, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, as President of the United States and as Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, hereby direct the Secretary of the Navy to relinquish possession of said plants to Brewster Aeronautical Corporation.

Context

Executive Order 9169—Possession Relinquished of Plants of Brewster Aeronautical Corporation

05/19/1942

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