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On the recordDecember 27, 1973
legislation provides the Federal Government with the needed authority to protect an irreplaceable part of our natural heritage--threatened wildlife.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Nixon emphasized the importance of the Endangered Species Act for wildlife protection.

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