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I urge that all our National parks adjacent to National forests be placed completely under the control of the forest service of the Agricultural Department, instead of leaving them as they now are, under the Interior Department and policed by the army.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt calls for a shift in the management of national parks to improve their oversight.

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