Executive Order 8898—Authorizing the Appointment of Soulis Newman to a Classified Position in the Public Buildings Administration, Federal Works Agency, Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the provisions of paragraph Eighth, subdivision SECOND, section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403, 404), it is hereby ordered that Soulis Newman may be appointed to a classified position as guard in the Public Buildings Administration, Federal Works Agency, without compliance with the requirements of the Civil Service Rules.
FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT
The White House,
September 12, 1941.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Executive Order 8898—Authorizing the Appointment of Soulis Newman to a Classified Position in the Public Buildings Administration, Federal Works Agency, Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/371696