Political Quotes

FDR: it is ordered that, subject to valid existing rights, all the public lands within the following-described areas be, and…

On the recordAugust 7, 1940
it is ordered that, subject to valid existing rights, all the public lands within the following-described areas be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public-land laws, including the mining laws, for the use of the War Department as an anti-aircraft firing range
Said by
FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Executive Order 8507—Withdrawal of Public Lands for the War Department

Share

More from FDR

Apr 4, 1945

It seems obvious that we will be more or less responsible for security in all the Pacific waters.

presidency.ucsb.edu
Mar 25, 1945

The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and of danger.

presidency.ucsb.edu

Other voices in this conversation