03/31/1980
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"I need the help and support of the National Wildlife Federation as we embark on this new, major step toward realizing the goals that have held together your own federation."
"All of us have become increasingly concerned about how Americans will live now and in future generations, with the pressure of industrial development a major element in Americans lives."
"I want to express my thanks to you as President."
"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."