Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

I hereby exempt the said Rutherford H. Baker from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending November 30, 1942.

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

09/29/1941

More Franklin Roosevelt Quotes

We should have respected that pride.

A new generation, even in its cradle or still unborn, is coming to the fore.

The primary purpose of the United States of America is to avoid being drawn into war.

From these things, Latin America knows today that we have no motives or designs on South America.