Lyndon Johnson: “Today the Nation's Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1968. This is a victory for every American.”

Now, Therefore, I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States, under the authority vested in me by section 2 of the act of June 8, 1906, supra, do proclaim that, subject to valid existing rights, the lands owned or controlled by the…

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…

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.