I told the Governors that we were redistributing Federal revenues; we were increasing our distribution to the States.

We have met with all the group at least three or four times; the executive committee at other times.

A disproportionate share of the less fortunate people in Appalachia are over age 65.

I have asked Governor Farris Bryant to join this administration.

I have talked to the chairman of the committee and he assured me they will have a prompt hearing on it.

This administration intends to be a conservation administration.

I see an America where our air is sweet to breathe and our rivers are clean to swim in.

Great national parks and great national seashores located in faraway, distant places do not satisfy the needs of the people who are a part of our urban civilization.

It is fitting to plan now for the twohundredth anniversary of these events.

Will it be strewn with broken glass and rusting cans and commercialized beyond recognition, or will we leave a part of it as God created it and as man found it?

Unless we begin now to restore the environment in and around our cities, where more than 3 out of 4 people are going to be living in the year 2000, we will be condemning a large part of our population to an ugly, drab, and mechanical fate.

This will be another important link in the great network of national parks that some of us have worked so long to establish.

I see an America where nearby lakes offer weekend camping and fishing and boating for all of our people.

A few months ago I stated that the clear water and the warm sandy beaches of our coastline are our Nation's real treasure, but I also observed that this kind of a treasure is not always secure.

This is the way that we must go.

The serenity of nature must be more than a once-a-year experience--that is, if we are to be a whole and happy people.

I see an America where bicycle paths, running through the hearts of our great cities, provide wholesome, healthy recreation for an entire family.

This Commission will:--Provide a creative and helping hand to State, local, and private groups in their commemorations.