Lyndon Johnson actually said...

The United States warmly appreciates your fixing the date to coincide with the Fifth Anniversary of the Alliance for Progress as a tribute to the memory of President Kennedy.

Context

Message Concerning U.S. Participation in the Buenos Aires Meeting of the Inter-American Economic and Social Council.

10/31/1965

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