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On the recordJanuary 24, 1963
The immediate prospect of population pressures which will tax land resources demands policies aimed at current and future objectives, including the preservation of natural conditions for public enjoyment.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Letter to Representative Aspinall Concerning Revision of the Public Land Laws.

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