08/17/1966
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"This administration hopes to provide the leadership for an environment that is free of the contamination which pollutes the water that we drink and the air that we breathe."
"This has been a very commendable American effort."
"There is universal agreement that we should proceed at once."
"Our experts believe these measures are sufficient, if they are accompanied by aggressive conservation measures at the same time."