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Herbert Hoover: “As the custodian of the national forests, national parks, and other public lands the Federal Government is responsible…”

On the recordDecember 3, 1929
As the custodian of the national forests, national parks, and other public lands the Federal Government is responsible for their protection.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Annual Budget Message to the Congress, Fiscal Year 1931

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