Lyndon Johnson: “That leaves us, according to my evaluation, only one real choice.”

Sometimes it is your job to go out and scout the road, to encounter and overcome the difficulties that always accompany such a vast new venture as this.

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.