Great national parks and great national seashores located in faraway, distant places do not satisfy the needs of the people who are a part of our urban civilization.
Lyndon Johnson: “Great national parks and great national seashores located in faraway, distant places do not satisfy the needs of the…”
On the recordMarch 9, 1966
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Remarks at the Signing of the Cape Lookout National Seashore Bill
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