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Harry Truman: “We must never forget that the conservation of our natural resources and their wise use are essential to our very…”

On the recordJuly 15, 1947
We must never forget that the conservation of our natural resources and their wise use are essential to our very existence as a nation.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Special Message to the Congress on Flood Control in the Mississippi River Basin.

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