Lyndon Johnson actually said...

So let me assure you and my fellow Americans tonight that I will do everything in my power to defend both.

Remarks in New York City Upon Receiving the National Freedom Award

02/22/1966

More Lyndon Johnson Quotes

And while our knowledge of the sea is quite primitive, we do know something of its great potential for the betterment of the human race and ...

To some, this might mean our adventures in outer space. But I am speaking of exploring an unknown world at our doorstep.

This is the sea around us.

So, it is toward a goal of understanding all aspects of the sea that we commission the - Oceanographer today.