Lyndon Johnson actually said...

"The ordering of goods and services at the end of the fiscal year to prevent the lapse of available appropriation balances is indefensible at any time."

"The potential economic benefits of this research are enormous and important not only to Americans, but to men everywhere."

"It is absolutely unthinkable this year--with men fighting and dying in Vietnam and inflationary pressures worrying us at home."

"I am asking each of you personally to do whatever is necessary to insure that in your department or agency:--orders for supplies, materials, and equipment are kept to the minimum needed to carry on es..."