Lyndon Johnson: “In 18 months we have sent several hundred thousand men there.”

Thank you all for your welcome and for the wonderful work that you carry on.

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

Any reservations or withdrawals heretofore made which affect the lands described above are hereby revoked.

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.