Nixon

1972 · réf. 7675 — 1972. Nixon Richard M. Unissued White House Award of Excellence for environmental protection services documenting the federal government's effort to recognize environmental achievement during the Nixon administration. The certificate belongs to the period in which environmental protection became a more formal component of national policy: Nixon signed the National Environmental Policy Act on January 1 1970 and submitted the reorganization plan that established the Environmental Protection Agency later that year. A presidential advisory committee for an Environmental Merit Award Program was subsequently created in 1972 within the EPA placing this award within the administration's broader use of federal recognition to encourage environmental service. The President of the United States Presents This Award of Excellence. White House Washington D.C. circa 1972. Printed award certificate featuring a large color presidential eagle seal and the text: "The President of the United States presents this Award of Excellence to blank for outstanding achievement in environmental protection services." A stamped facsimile signature of Richard Nixon appears below the presentation text. The recipient line was never completed and the document is unsigned. Its unused state preserves the certificate as an example of the standardized material prepared for a federal environmental recognition program rather than as evidence of an award to a particular person or organization. No recipient inscription handling damage or significant surface wear reported; mint condition. An intact unissued presidential certificate illustrating the ceremonial language and visual identity used to promote environmental achievement during the formative years of federal environmental administration. unknown books