Lyndon Johnson: “For us in the United States NATO is a tested and a recognized cornerstone of United States foreign policy.”

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…

They--and you--are a credit to your generation.

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

I hope to some day be able to come there and see you in your own land, in your own atmosphere.