10/15/1964
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"I recommend that we bring a sense of fulfillment, outdoor recreation and serenity to all Americans."
"The new conservation is built on a new promise--to bring parks closer to the people."
"From the great smoke stacks of industry and from the exhausts of motors and machines, 130 million tons of soot, carbon and grime settle over the people and shroud the Nation's cities each year."
"It is appropriate that all citizens share in an expression of our national appreciation of the present, and the historic, contributions of the small businessman to our economic development."