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Lyndon Johnson: “The need to productively use the many chemical substances now available without endangering the environment in which we…”

On the recordJune 19, 1966
The need to productively use the many chemical substances now available without endangering the environment in which we live is a critical national problem of massive dimensions.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Letter Assigning to HEW Responsibility for Developing a Computer-Based File on Toxic Chemicals.

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