Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

Mrs. Elizabeth Bass may be appointed as district supervisor, Bureau of Narcotics, Treasury Department, without compliance with the requirements of civil-service rule II.

Context

Executive Order 6649—Waiver of Civil-Service Rule II to Permit the Appointment of Mrs. Elizabeth Bass in the Treasury...

03/22/1934

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