Lyndon Johnson: “Throughout American history, the Merchant Marine has been indispensable to our security and prosperity.”

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…

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.

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