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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Special Message to the Congress on Flood Control in the Mississippi River Basin.
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NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 91 of the act of April 30, 1900, 31 Stat. 159, as amended by section 7 of the act of My 27, 1910, 36 Stat. 447, it is ordered as follows:
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