On the recordJanuary 18, 1953
We have learned that the mark of a well-managed land lies in the care a Nation gives to its rivers.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “We have learned that the mark of a well-managed land lies in the care a Nation gives to its rivers.”
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Special Message to the Congress on the Nation's Land and Water Resources.
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