The President's News Conference
02/25/1966
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I recommend that we bring a sense of fulfillment, outdoor recreation and serenity to all Americans.
We must not permit harmful effects on fish, other wildlife and on drinking water supplies of chemicals from fertilizer and pesticides.
I recommend that we assure the people that their water supplies will be pure and plentiful now and in the years ahead.
Our major rivers are defiled by noxious debris.