Lyndon Johnson: “For peace to last, all must have a stake in its benefits.”

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

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.

Your reward--and it is coming--will be seen in the faces of children who will come down the road that you have helped to open.

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