Lyndon Johnson actually said...

"It has been our policy to have Cabinet meetings where specific members have been asked to report on our conservation policy, our resource policy, Vietnam, or the Alliance for Progress, for example."

"Requests for flood hazard information may be addressed to the Secretary of the Army or, in the case of lands lying in the basin of the Tennessee River, to the Tennessee Valley Authority."

"One of the surest ways of achieving and maintaining excellence is by self-evaluation, criticism, and improvement."

"A great deal can be accomplished within the scope of existing authorities."