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On the recordJune 20, 1961
I'm sure that before this decade is out, that we will see more and more evidence of man's ability at an economic rate to secure fresh water from salt water, and when that day comes then we will literally see the deserts bloom.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks Upon Activating by Remote Control the Saline Water Conversion Plant at Freeport, Texas.

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