Lyndon Johnson: “I must repeat it now and my heart is heavy, too.”

We are grateful for the impressive gesture of good will and partnership that you have extended to us.

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…

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

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