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On the recordSeptember 26, 1963
I urge, therefore, that the talented and able people of this State make the judgments on recreation and conservation and wise use of our resources now with a long look forward, not for this decade, but for the next generation.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks at the Cheney Stadium in Tacoma.

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