On the Fortieth Anniversary of Earth Day, the Nixon Foundation and Nixon Presidential Library co-hosted their third Richard Nixon Legacy Forum. The panel of Nixon Administration environmental policy officials – Christopher DeMuth, William Ruckelshaus, and John Whitaker — discussed President Nixon’s far reaching initiatives including the Clean Air, Clean Water, and the Endangered Species Acts, the formation of the EPA, and the development of national parks.

Below is Frank Gannon’s interview with Christopher DeMuth that took place after the panel:

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