Lyndon Johnson: “This year the United Nations is twenty-one years old, and Americans should join other peoples of the world in welcoming…”

We are grateful for the impressive gesture of good will and partnership that you have extended to us.

I believe deeply in your cause and I believe in you.

This program, sponsored by the World Meteorological Organization, constitutes one of the largest and most complex scientific and technological undertakings ever attempted as an international effort.

In that pursuit, Mr. President, United States support will be gladly given.