Calvin Coolidge actually said...

Mrs. Jeannette J. Donahue, widow of Mr. Peter A. Donahue who died April 13, 1928, after many years of service in the Immigration Service, may be reinstated to an appropriate position in the Department of Labor without regard to the time limit upon reinstatement.

Context

Executive Order 5069—Authorizing the Reinstatement of Jeannette J. Donahue Without Regard to Civil Service Rules

03/01/1929

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