Lyndon Johnson: “The Marines have landed and everything is in good shape.”

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

I believe deeply in your cause and I believe in you.

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.

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