Lyndon Johnson: “We hope that never again will an older American need to go without basic medical care simply because he can't afford it.”

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

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

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.

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.