The President's News Conference
02/06/1946
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In the execution of a comprehensive program for the development of the Mississippi River Basin, protection from floods is of such urgency th...
we must never forget that the conservation of our natural resources and their wise use are essential to our very existence as a Nation.
An orderly program of appropriations for prosecution of this work on a sustained and comprehensive basis is essential.
The major opportunity of our generation to increase the wealth of the Nation lies in the development of our great river systems.