Lyndon Johnson actually said...

Our people will be denied their heritage if they must live out their lives among polluted rivers, spoiled fields and forests, and streets where nothing pleases the eye.

Context

Proclamation 3759—Youth for Natural Beauty and Conservation Year

12/27/1966

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