is governor bill richardson in the house? there he is, from new mexico. a great conservationist. [applause] he is a former secretary of the interior, bruce babbitt is here. [applause] >> one of the finest young mayors in the country, mayor cory booker. to all of the outstanding member [applause] as of congress -- [applause] >> and to all of the outstanding members of congress. i am thankful that the first such conference was held over yuan century ago by one of my favorite presidents, and one of the greatest presidents, and certainly our greatest concentration presidents -- upon taking office, did their roosevelt, an avid bird watcher, a bear hunter, set out on a tour that would change his life and our life forever. he camped in a snow blizzard at yosemite. he stood on a cliff at the grand canyon. the ages have been at work on hand, he declared. man can only market from that sense of commitment sprang at five national parks, 18 national monuments, 51 federal bird reservations and 150 national force. that meant the sprained an effort to save the great red words of california. -- r
