Lyndon Johnson actually said...

Your job is to help me in making policy and program decisions in waging this war.

I am also asking Vice President-elect Humphrey to take a leading role in the war on poverty.

I hope the Vice President-elect will assume a role similar to the one I filled as Chairman of the Peace Corps National Advisory Council.

I call upon the members of this Council to meet as often as necessary, to recommend whatever actions need to be taken, and to carry out what...