Lyndon Johnson actually said...

We are asking him to attack the root causes of violence and turmoil--poverty, disease, ignorance, and hopelessness.

Remarks Upon Presenting the Medal of Freedom to Robert S. McNamara

02/27/1968

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I am happy that I can count on your outstanding talents and ability for this important job.

A new public servant has emerged.

This year the United Nations is twenty-one years old, and Americans should join other peoples of the world in welcoming it to majority.

By 1970, our State governments, Governor Hughes, must grow by more than 600,000 to keep pace with the times.