Lyndon Johnson actually said...

"We are somewhat later than we planned, but that is a matter we couldn't avoid."

"But before she is any of those things, she is distinguished among us as a wife, as a mother, as a woman concerned about the world that we leave to our children."

"He has served with great distinction in that post and has earned the gratitude of the people not only of Viet-Nam, but the people of the United States."

"Such a concept is obsolete, and we should discard it."