01/05/1979
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"I reaffirm my commitment to environmental protection and, in particular, to the protection of the ocean and the living marine resources in those areas deserving special status as protected marine sanc..."
"I have today signed into law S. 1140, a bill authorizing 1981 appropriations of $2,250,000 to the Department of Commerce to carry out title III of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act ..."
"Never has the United Nations been more important to the United States and to the world than it is today."
"I urge the Congress to support the Alternative Plan submitted with this message."