On the recordMay 3, 1972
I have directed both the Secretary of the Interior and the Office of Emergency Preparedness to keep me closely informed on the recovery work in the area.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI have directed both the Secretary of the Interior and the Office of Emergency Preparedness to keep me closely informed on the recovery work in the area.
Telegram to the Mayor of Kellogg, Idaho, About the Sunshine Silver Mine Disaster.
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