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President Franklin D. Roosevelt, seated, laughs at a special White House ceremony June 6, 1944, at which Texas presented the United States with 691,338 acres of land to be converted into a national park in the Big Bend region. Standing, from left: Rep. R.E. Thomason of Texas; Rep. Sam Rayburn of Texas; Amon Carter, publisher of the Fort Worth Star Telegram and president of the Texas Big Bend National Park association, and Sen. Tom Connally of Texas. (AP Photo/John Rous)

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created date 1944-06-06

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source Associated Press

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