Theodore Roosevelt actually said...
by virtue of the power in me vested, do hereby declare and make known that Executive Orders dated December 27, 1875, and December 29, 1891, are so far modified as to except from their provisions Sections 5 and 6, of township 15 south, range 2 east, San Bernardino Meridian, and the said sections are hereby restored to the public domain.
Context
Proclamation 555—Restoring to the Public Domain Certain Lands in the State of California
05/14/1905