Lyndon Johnson actually said...

As you know, I consider the war against crime one of the top priority concerns of my Administration.

Message to the American Bar Association's Special Committee on Crime Prevention and Control.

10/29/1967

More Lyndon Johnson Quotes

One of the handicaps we have is the appropriation bills came the latter part of the year.

We propose to reduce the program level not by $3 billion, but by $5.3 billion.

We plan definitely to withhold $1.1 billion, or to defer it.

We are trying to withhold the appropriated funds that Congress gave us to the extent of $1 billion.