Lyndon Johnson actually said...

We must be ready to defend the national interest and to negotiate the common interest.

Radio and Television Report to the American People on Recent Events in Russia, China, and Great Britain.

10/17/1964

More Lyndon Johnson Quotes

I will try to unite our people; I will never try to divide them.

Well, there is nothing cold about your welcome here today--and I thank each of you from the bottom of a grateful heart.

But America is going to meet her responsibilities to mankind.

I like smiling faces.