This grievous and unnecessary waste of human and economic resources, plus the profound physical and psychological damage suffered by members of farm families, causes me to view the rural accident problem as a matter of national concern.
Lyndon Johnson: “This grievous and unnecessary waste of human and economic resources, plus the profound physical and psychological damage…”
On the recordFebruary 23, 1966
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Proclamation 3706—National Farm Safety Week, 1966
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