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President's Park (White House)Visitors attending a park ranger's program. (NPS Photo by J. Feeney)
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President's Park (White House)
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Stephen Tyng Mather
First Director of the National Park Service 
1916-1929
Stephen Tyng Mather
First Director of the National Park Service
1916-1929

The National Park System Caring for the American Legacy

"...to promote and regulate the use of the...national parks...which purpose is to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations."

National Park Service Organic Act, 16 U.S.C.1.

 


 
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President's Park is one of nearly 400 park sites administered by the National Park Service (NPS). The NPS preserves the cultural, historic and natural legacy of America for the education, enjoyment and inspiration of future generations.

John Quincy Adams, 6th President: 1825-1829  

Did You Know?
John Quincy Adams regularly swam in the Potomac River. A journalist, Anne Royall, knew of his 5 a.m. swims. After being refused interviews many times, she went to the river, gathered his clothes and sat on them until she had her interview. Before this, no female had interviewed a president.

Last Updated: August 03, 2006 at 20:57 EST