Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

it is ordered that all public lands in the State of Louisiana, whether surveyed or unsurveyed, be, and they are hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, and reserved for classification and in aid of legislation.

Context

Executive Order 8468—Withdrawal of Public Lands for Classification and in Aid of Legislation

06/30/1940

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