Richard Nixon actually said...

I direct the appropriate agencies of the Federal Government, and I invite State and local governments and voluntary organizations to partici...

We have the technology now to deal with most forms of water pollution.

We must have action to meet the needs of today if we would have the kind of environment the nation demands for tomorrow.

Now, Therefore, I, Richard Nixon, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning March 21, 1971, as Natio...