12/30/1965
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"Ambassador Lodge and I have spent many hours together these past few weeks."
"And when he was first asked, his first and immediate answer was 'Yes, Mr. President.'"
"I need all the help I can get in that field."
"As rapidly as we develop economic desalting plants, we be prepared to share our technology with other countries where desalting offers the best answer to their local water problems."