Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

The present national defense emergency makes evident the fact that the many strategic and critical mineral reserves found in the Pacific Northwest are a matter of national interest.

Context

Statement on Executive Order 8526 Coordinating the Power Resources of the Columbia River

08/23/1940

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