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President Jimmy Carter Signing ANILCA

  • 12/2/1980

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In 1980, after years of congressional debate, President Jimmy Carter signed the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, or ANILCA, into law. Often called the most significant land conservation measure in the history of our nation, the statute pro.

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This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

National Archives Identifier: 166691808

Full Citation: President Jimmy Carter Signing ANILCA; 12/2/1980; Photographs from the National Digital Library, ca. 1998 – 2011; Records of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Record Group 22; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/president-jimmy-carter-signing-anilca/, April 2, 2026]

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