Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

It is ordered that the public lands in the Territory of Alaska included within the following-described boundaries be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry and reserved for use as an addition to the Cordova Aviation Landing Field, Alaska.

Context

Executive Order 6616—Withdrawal of Public Lands for Use as an Addition to the Cordova Aviation Landing Field, Alaska

02/25/1934

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