Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

I do hereby exempt Charles H. Pierce from the provisions thereof and continue him in the service until June 1, 1938.

Executive Order 7612—Exemption of Charles H. Pierce From Compulsory Retirement for Age

04/25/1937

More Franklin Roosevelt Quotes

Modern defense requires that this determination be supported by the highly developed machinery of our industrial productive capacity.

I hereby further exempt the said James E. Harper from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending June 30, 1941.

We do not want to upset the normal trend of things any more than we possibly can help.

This is not complete, immediate national mobilization.