06/15/1966
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"I, Lyndon B. Johnson,President of the United States of America, do hereby urge the people of the United States to honor our American Merchant Marine on Monday, May 23, 1966, by displaying the flag of ..."
"I don't believe the Congressmen are as worried as the Republican leaders are."
"No, it is going to be very brief."
"Our merchant marine is also vital to our friends all over the world."