Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

I do hereby find that the protection of citizens of the United States requires that there be an extension of the combat area defined in my p...

I hereby exempt the said John W. Kindle from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending May 31, 1941.

I hereby prescribe the following regulations governing the granting of sick leave to civilian officers and employees of the United States.

He was neither authorized to make, nor has he made, any commitments involving the Government of the United States.