Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

The following-described lands... are hereby restored to the control of the Secretary of the Interior for disposition as provided by the said act of July 5, 1884, or as may be otherwise provided by law.

Context

Executive Order 7765—Restoring Certain Lands to the Control of the Secretary of the Interior

12/05/1937

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