Lyndon Johnson: “The test of courage for citizens of this age is not how fast we hold the past, but how unflinchingly we face up to the…”

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…

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.

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

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