Lyndon Johnson actually said...

We are proud that you have returned tonight under happier circumstances on a mission of friendship.

Unfortunately, these legitimate national aspirations are still denied to many peoples.

Ten months ago, Mr. President, you came on a mission of sorrow to the funeral of our beloved President John F. Kennedy.

None can know just how long the fight for freedom in southeast Asia will take, but we of the United States are resolved not to falter or to ...