Lyndon Johnson actually said...

The Secretary of State, and, when designated by the Secretary of State for such purpose, the Under Secretary of State, are hereby designated...

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the Treasury, Exe...

On a white disk the shield of the Coat of Arms of the United States (paly of thirteen pieces argent and gules a chief azure) between the mot...

I don't believe they expressed their views.