Lyndon Johnson: “They deserve the best their Nation can offer them because they are the best of this Nation.”

Thirty-four years ago, I came here as the sun was setting late one evening and I was married to a lovely lady in this city in St. Mark's Church, in downtown San Antonio.

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.

They--and you--are a credit to your generation.

Their presence symbolizes a confluence of civilizations--the gathering together of talents and dreams from many nations.