Lyndon Johnson actually said...

"I have every confidence that the careful study that we gave to the qualifications of you two men will prove that you are equal to this challenge."

"Atomic power has been the shield of this Nation's security, and it has also become the symbol of hope."

"By virtue of the authority vested in me by sections 301 (a) and (f), 305 (a), and 402 (f) of title 37 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the arm..."

"By these actions 20 years ago, in 1946, the American people pledged that atomic energy would serve not only the national defense of this country, but international peace and the progress of the mankin..."