Lyndon Johnson: “If you will come in quickly--we are running late for the next meeting--I will review exactly what has happened.”

In that pursuit, Mr. President, United States support will be gladly given.

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

Sometimes it is your job to go out and scout the road, to encounter and overcome the difficulties that always accompany such a vast new venture as this.

This program, sponsored by the World Meteorological Organization, constitutes one of the largest and most complex scientific and technological undertakings ever attempted as an international effort.