12/15/1967
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"By these actions 20 years ago, in 1946, the American people pledged that atomic energy would serve not only the national defense of this country, but international peace and the progress of the mankin..."
"It now appears that large nuclear plants can not only produce electrical power, but they can produce supplies of fresh water along with it."
"Nuclear energy is enlarging its role in meeting our total needs for electricity."
"Atomic power has been the shield of this Nation's security, and it has also become the symbol of hope."