FDR: “I do hereby exempt Lee C. Corbett from the provisions thereof and…”

On the recordSeptember 15, 1937

I do hereby exempt Lee C. Corbett from the provisions thereof and continue him in the service until February 1, 1938.

Said by

Democratic · New York

Source

Executive Order 7709—Exemption of Lee C. Corbett from Compulsory Retirement for Age

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FDR: “I do hereby exempt Lee C. Corbett from the provisions thereof and continue him in the service until February 1, 1938.”