Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

all vacant, unappropriated, and unreserved public lands within the above-described area are hereby temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale or entry.

Context

Executive Order 7675—Withdrawal of Public Lands for the Use of the Department of Agriculture

07/20/1937

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