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FDR: I hereby exempt the said Rutherford H. Baker from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending November…

On the recordSeptember 29, 1941
I hereby exempt the said Rutherford H. Baker from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending November 30, 1942.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 8913—Exemption of Rutherford H. Baker From Compulsory Retirement for Age

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