January 05, 1933
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 204 of Part II of the act entitled "AN ACT Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933, and for other purposes" approved June 30, 1932, the following-named persons who, during the current month, reach the retirement age prescribed for automatic separation from the service are hereby exempted from the provisions of that section.
| Name | Department, or Establishment |
| Frank Van Vleck | War Department |
| Frederick W. Ashley | Library of Congress |
HERBERT HOOVER
The White House,
January 5, 1933.
Herbert Hoover, Executive Order 5988—Exemption of Persons from Compulsory Retirement for Age Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/361736