Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

It is ordered that the public lands within the following-described area in New Mexico be, and they are hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry for classification as to their suitability for wildlife refuge purposes.

Context

Executive Order 7723—Withdrawing Public Land for Classification

10/07/1937

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