Lyndon Johnson: “Thurgood Marshall is the first Negro in the history of the United States ever to become the Solicitor General.”

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

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.

We are grateful for the impressive gesture of good will and partnership that you have extended to us.

Now, Therefore, I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of America, do proclaim that the following described land reserved by the Act of September 1, 1959, be designated as the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Park area of…