Lyndon Johnson: “With a pledge to heed that good advice, and with genuinely warm appreciation, I proudly accept your award.”

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

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

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…

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.