Lyndon Johnson actually said...

Third, to resolve the water problems between New York and Philadelphia we have reached an agreement to establish a 'strategic waterbank'.

This was a time for action--a time for action to meet and to overcome the challenge of this great drought.

Second, to ease the critical water crisis in northern New Jersey, I am directing the Chief of Engineers to install an emergency pump-pipelin...

First, at the request of the Governors of the drought-stricken States, I am today writing to Governor Ellington, the Director of the Office ...