Water is a prime necessity, for only if we have water can our growing populations ever be fed.

No international gathering ever met anywhere for a more important purpose.

We cannot, we will not, we just must not delay it any longer.

So let us then extend that partnership.

So, today, we have come here to proclaim October 15th as 'White Cane Day.'

Even as they deliberated the conception of this Nation, our forefathers, mindful of the frailties of mortal men, turned for guidance to Almighty God.

If science can unlock the door to an unlimited supply of pure and drinkable water, I think it will be an event in human history as significant as the harnessing of the atom.

I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim October 15, 1965, as White Cane Safety Day.

These exhibitions are a vital adjunct to our country's unceasing pursuit of peace, freedom and human dignity for men everywhere.

I urge that such programs place emphasis on the responsibilities of rural and urban citizens in the war against poverty, in the creation of new jobs and new sources of income, in improving educational, medical, and other community…

I thank you also for this very splendid scroll expressing your support for the Appalachia program.

I request that leaders of civic associations, youth and women's clubs, farmers' organizations, business groups and labor unions, and all consumers join in this observance in appreciation of the important contributions that the farmer makes…

You in the Congress have given us more than leadership: you have given our people a gift of hope.

Lady Bird and I are most grateful for these beautiful carvings, for this lovely rug, for these other examples of the craftsmanship and the artistry for which Tennessee, that great State, is so justly famous.

We are going to have an exhibit in the memento room at the University of Texas Library, where we will have these on display for children of Tennessee and other States who may from time to time visit that library.

I urge the Department of Agriculture, land-grant colleges and universities, the cooperative extension service, and all appropriate Government officials to cooperate with national, State, and local organizations in carrying out programs to…

We cannot close the dark corridor of pain through which sufferers must pass.

We are planting trees by the rivers of water, and in the words of the Psalm, 'They will bring forth fruit in their season.'

This job cannot be done, however, just by the Government alone.

We believe that we are going to take the necessary precautions to preserve the scenery of our land for the enjoyment of our children.

I expect you to do something about this.

For people who yearn to learn more about us, the American pavilion is like a large picture window through which they can look and see for themselves.

We believe that the people are going to win.

Unless we do better, two-thirds of all Americans now living will suffer or die from heart disease or cancer or stroke.

Now we are moving behind the planning stage.