Lyndon Johnson actually said...

We tried to take one positive step that could lead to peace.

Excerpts of Remarks to a Group of Foreign Editors on a Statement by the Government of North Vietnam.

04/02/1968

More Lyndon Johnson Quotes

We are not in Vietnam to dictate what form of government they should have.

I don't want to be charged with barring you from asking anything you want to.

This is the time for bridges to be built, not for antagonisms to be aroused.

We are watching the situation in Vietnam very closely.