Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

It is ordered that the following-described public land in Arkansas be, and it is hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry for classification as to its suitability for wild life refuge purposes.

Context

Executive Order 6912—Withdrawal of Public Land for Classification

12/02/1934

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