Lyndon Johnson actually said...

In the firm hands of a local executive determined to improve the face of his city, it is a powerful tool of reform.

Special Message to the Congress Transmitting Reorganization Plan 4 of 1968, District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency

03/12/1968

More Lyndon Johnson Quotes

I did that almost daily.

This is not a major reorganization plan.

A civilized community in the Twentieth Century should not permit a situation such as this to exist.

I am submitting this report to the Congress under Section 4 of the United Nations Participation Act, as amended.