Lyndon Johnson actually said...

"Through this legislation, many families - many Americans of very modest means - will now be able to complete their home purchases."

"This sets a good example for all of us, particularly those who continue to insist that we cannot achieve more program results and maintain our pressure on reducing costs at the same time."

"We are going to ask every State to participate in safety programs and to conform to uniform driver and pedestrian safety performance standards."

"I am especially proud at this moment to sign these bills which I believe promise, in the years to come, to cure the highway disease: to end the years of horror and to give us, instead, years of hope."