Lyndon Johnson: “And unless this work wins the day, and unless we are successful in what we are trying to do, we may all be consumed…”

Now, Therefore, I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States, under the authority vested in me by section 2 of the act of June 8, 1906, supra, do proclaim that, subject to valid existing rights, the lands owned or controlled by the…

Your reward--and it is coming--will be seen in the faces of children who will come down the road that you have helped to open.

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

Nothing herein shall prevent the movement of livestock across the lands included in this monument under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior and upon driveways to be specifically designated by said…