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Jimmy Carter: We cannot afford to take for granted any element of threat to America's out-of-doors or to the environment in which we…

On the recordMarch 19, 1979
We cannot afford to take for granted any element of threat to America's out-of-doors or to the environment in which we live.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Remarks on Accepting the Conservationist of the Year Award From the National Wildlife Federation

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