CHAPTER 3 



THE RECREATION ADVISORY 

 COUNCIL 



9 a.m., Tuesday, May 25 



An open meeting of the Recreation Advisory Council was held as 

 part of the White House Conference on Natural Beauty. Council 

 members present were the Secretary of the Interior, the Hon. Stewart 

 L. Udall; the Secretary of Agriculture and Chairman of the Council, 

 the Hon. Orville L. Freeman; the Secretary of Commerce, the Hon. 

 John T. Connor; the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, 

 the Hon. Anthony J. Celebrezze; the Administrator, Housing and 

 Home Finance Agency, the Hon. Robert J. Weaver, and the Chair- 

 man of the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Hon. Aubrey J. Wagner. 

 Representing the Secretary of Defense was the Assistant Secretary 

 for Manpower, the Hon. Norman S. Paul. The Chairman of the 

 Council staff, Dr. Edward C. Crafts, Director of the Bureau of Out- 

 door Recreation was also present. 



Mr. Freeman presided at the meeting and was introduced by the 

 chairman of the conference. Mr. Rockefeller expressed the con- 

 ference's appreciation for the Council's participation and thanked its 

 members for their help in planning and organizing the conference. 



The Chairman, Secretary FREEMAN. May I say to you that the 

 Recreation Advisory Council is pleased to be here. Before the ques- 

 tion and answer session I would like briefly to report to you on be- 

 half of my fellow members in this Council why it was first estab- 

 lished, how it functions, its accomplishments in its first three years 

 and its objectives. 



The Recreation Advisory Council was established in response to 

 a recommendation made by the Outdoor Recreation Resources Re- 

 view Commission. Upon finding that there are approximately 30 

 Federal agencies with responsibilities and activities related to outdoor 

 recreation, the Commission under the leadership of Laurance S. 



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