Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

it is hereby ordered that the public land in the Territory of Alaska be, and the same is hereby, withdrawn and reserved, subject to all valid existing rights, for the use of the Territory of Alaska for burial purposes

Context

Executive Order 6546—Withdrawing Public Lands for Cemetery Purposes, Alaska

01/01/1934

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