Lyndon Johnson actually said...

I don't think, other than what the letter reflects, we ought to speculate on just what condition I'll be in when I retire, and what position I'll be able to take or assume.

Context

Meeting With White House Correspondents in the Office of the Press Secretary

08/08/1965

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