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On the recordJanuary 31, 1963
This achievement in settling major jurisdictional issues between the two Departments, in outlining the principles of cooperation that will guide them in the future, and in proposing joint exploration of the North Cascade Mountains in Washington is most significant--it is clearly in the public interest.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Letter to the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior on the Outdoor Recreation Program.

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