Lyndon Johnson actually said...

Paraphrasing what Secretary Rusk said the other day in response to a question from Congress, he said, 'Well, Senator, could it be that they could perhaps be wrong?' And it just could be that the President was wrong when he made his original request.

Context

Remarks Upon Signing the 'Cold War GI Bill' (Veterans' Readjustment Benefits Act of 1966)

03/02/1966

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