Lyndon Johnson: “I urge the Governors of the States and mayors of cities to issue similar proclamations.”

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.

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

I believe deeply in your cause and I believe in you.

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