Lyndon Johnson actually said...

We know that beneath the sea are countless minerals and fuels which can be found and can be exploited.

So, using science and technology, we must develop improved ways of taking food from the ocean.

We know that the sea holds a great promise of transforming arid regions of the earth into new, rich, and productive farmlands.

In the past decade, our support of marine science and technology has grown from some $21 million to more than $320 million.