Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

it is ordered that the public lands in township 12 north, range 13 east of the Mount Diablo meridian, California, be, and they are hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry

Context

Executive Order 6843—Withdrawal of Public Lands for Resurvey, California

09/10/1934

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