Lyndon Johnson actually said...
And in appreciation for what you have done, and with the personal thanks for the support that you have given to both President Kennedy and to me, it gives me a great deal of personal pleasure in awarding you, this morning, here among your friends and the staff that you have led and served so well, your country's Distinguished Service Medal.
Context
Remarks at the Presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal to Maj. Gen. C. V. Clifton, Jr.
08/02/1965