Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

It is ordered that the following-described public lands in the State of Nevada be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, entry, or other form of appropriation.

Context

Executive Order 6958—Withdrawal of Public Lands for Use of the Department of the Navy, Nevada

02/03/1935

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