Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

It is hereby ordered, pursuant to Public Resolution 85, approved June 12, 1930, that, subject to valid rights and the provisions of existing withdrawals, the public lands in said townships shall be opened only to entry under the homestead or desert-land laws by qualified ex-service men.

Context

Executive Order 6563—Revocation of Executive Order of February 23, 1932, Withdrawing Public Lands, New Mexico

01/17/1934

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