Kennedy, according to Warburg, had wanted the designation for Cape Cod, but for political and regional balance added Point Reyes, which was being championed by U.S. Rep. Clem Miller, a Marin County Democrat who had secured a seat on the House of Representatives' Interior Committee. Neophyte Miller learned politics quickly and worked hard for his Point Reyes plan, including manufacturing grassroots support where there was little. "Congressman Miller and his district staff were scrambling to create the appearance of local support for what was initially a Washington-driven park proposal," Warburg wrote in his book.

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