On the recordFebruary 22, 1966
But we cannot restore--once it is lost--the majesty of a forest whose trees soared upward 2,000 years ago.
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presidency.ucsb.eduLyndon Johnson: “But we cannot restore--once it is lost--the majesty of a forest whose trees soared upward 2,000 years ago.”
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Special Message to the Congress Proposing Measures To Preserve America's Natural Heritage
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