Lyndon Johnson actually said...

Now it is my great privilege to do as Presidents have done for 40 years--to press this button and light the Christmas tree for all the Natio...

By his inventions, man has made war unthinkable, now and forevermore.

For nearly 200 years of our existence as a nation, America has stood for peace in the world.

At this Christmas season of 1964, we can think of broader and brighter horizons than any who have lived before these times.