“Air pollution is no longer confined to isolated places. This generation has altered the composition of the atmosphere on a global scale through radioactive materials and a steady increase in carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels.”

The President of the United States once said this in a speech before the Congress.

Which President was that? Does the President-Elect know? Do you happen to know?

No, it was not Barack Obama. It was one of his predecessors.

No, it was not George W. Bush. It was one of his predecessors.

No it was not Bill Clinton. It was one of his predecessors.

No it was not George H. Bush. It was one of his predecessors.

No it was not Ronald Reagan. It was one of his predecessors.

No it was not Jimmy Carter. It was one of his predecessors.

No it was not Gerald Ford. It was one of his predecessors.

No it was not Richard Nixon. It was one of his predecessors.

Yes! It was Lyndon B. Johnson, on 8 February 1965, in his Special Message to Congress on Conservation and Restoration of Natural Beauty.