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Lyndon Baines Johnson signs the Wilderness Act into law

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Abstract

President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the Wilderness Act into law on Sept. 3, 1964. In this photo, LBJ hands the pen he used to Alice Zahniser while naturalist, author, adventurer, and conservationist Mardy Murie (standing behind her) looks on.

Keywords

wilderness, Wilderness Act

Citation

Fox, Susan A. 2016. Lyndon Baines Johnson signs the Wilderness Act into law. Journal of Forestry. 114(3): 288.

Citations
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/51065