Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

The following-described lands, which are principally valuable for the production of timber, can best be administered by the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture.

Context

Executive Order 9060—Including Certain Lands in the Fremont National Forest

02/11/1942

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