The wealth of the ocean floor must be freed for the benefit of all people.
Lyndon Johnson: “The wealth of the ocean floor must be freed for the benefit of all people.”
On the recordMarch 8, 1967
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Message to the Congress Transmitting First Report on Marine Resources and Engineering Development.
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