Lyndon Johnson actually said...

We know that the sea holds a great promise of transforming arid regions of the earth into new, rich, and productive farmlands.

In the past decade, our support of marine science and technology has grown from some $21 million to more than $320 million.

And while our knowledge of the sea is quite primitive, we do know something of its great potential for the betterment of the human race and ...

To some, this might mean our adventures in outer space. But I am speaking of exploring an unknown world at our doorstep.