1960s Timeline

Aug. 29, 1962 - Rachel Carson, who has warned that the use of pesticides threatens to poison the environment, is expected to appear on an...

Aug. 17, 1962 - President Kennedy called on Congress today to write “a conservation record second to none” before it adjourned....

Aug. 16, 1962 - Here is President Kennedy’s statement upon signing H.R. 2206, a bill authorizing Secretary of the Interior Udall to...

May 25, 1962 - Here's a clip from President Kennedy’s remarks today to the White House Conference on Conservation held in the State...