"The third great goal is to continue the effort so dramatically begun last year: to restore and enhance our natural environment... I will propose a strong new set of initiatives to clean up our air and water, to combat noise, and to preserve and restore our surroundings. I will propose programs to make better use of our land, to encourage a balanced national growth... that will revitalize our rural heartland and enhance the quality of life in America. And not only to meet today's needs but to anticipate those of tomorrow, I will put forward the most extensive program ever proposed by a President of the United States to expand the Nation's parks, recreation areas, open spaces, in a way that truly brings parks to the people where the people are. For only if we leave a legacy of parks will the next generation have parks to enjoy."
-from Richard Nixon's 'State of the Union" Address, January 22, 1971
Richard Nixon's words here had the GREATEST effect on
A) the establishment of the National Park System.
B) the creation of the Department of the Interior.
C) the political tactic of impounding federal funds.
D) the policies of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).