08/31/1980
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"I want to welcome all of you here this morning for an occasion that's very important to our country."
"We lose 300,000 acres of these extremely valuable component parts of our national ecology every year."
"I'm thankful that this is an action that Congress has taken."
"The Director shall insure that the scholarly integrity and nonpolitical character of educational and cultural exchange activities vested in the Director are maintained."