Lyndon Johnson actually said...

I would like for him to be a man of the people who felt a compassionate concern for their welfare and who enjoyed public service and was dedicated to it.

Context

The President's News Conference

07/29/1964

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...

More Lyndon Johnson Quotes

Three things--and three things only-sustain life on this planet.
9/24/1964
And I think that you know in your heart that that is right.
9/24/1964
I say to you tonight that the Arkansas delegation in the Congress has made great contributions to the welfare of all of our people.
9/24/1964
Peace between nations, and progress in Oklahoma, may seem like very different things.
9/24/1964

View All Lyndon Johnson Quotes