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Richardo

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Mon Apr 23, 2012, 03:56 PM Apr 2012

"Plant a Tree" - John Fitzgerald Kennedy

We’re a little late for Earth Day, but we had to post this picture JFK drew as a young boy. Found in Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy’s personal papers, this image features a tree on a hill with the words “Plant a tree” at the bottom. JFK’s childhood signature is scribbled on the back.




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"Plant a Tree" - John Fitzgerald Kennedy (Original Post) Richardo Apr 2012 OP
President Kennedy brought up 'de-pollution' technology. Octafish Apr 2012 #1
You're welcome, Octafish Richardo Apr 2012 #3
K and R Mosby Apr 2012 #2

Octafish

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1. President Kennedy brought up 'de-pollution' technology.
Mon Apr 23, 2012, 04:14 PM
Apr 2012

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.

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