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Octafish
(55,745 posts)The guy was really forward-thinking -- progressive in every way.
--In addition, I am requesting the Departments of Commerce and of Health, Education, and Welfare, to review, with representatives of the automobile industry, those changes in automobile design and equipment which will help reduce the unconscionable toll of human life on the highways and the pollution of the air we breathe. Additional legislation does not appear required at this time in view of the automobile industry's action to incorporate in the new model design changes which will reduce air pollution.
Read more at the American Presidency Project: John F. Kennedy: Special Message to the Congress on Protecting the Consumer Interest. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=9108#ixzz1stdCFCGD
PS: Thank you for the "Plant a tree" image, Richardo. It's got to be from the mid-1920s. While I've never seen it before, it feels like something I'll never forget.
Richardo
(38,391 posts)I feel the same way - such a universal drawing.