Lyndon Johnson actually said...

When the burdens of the Presidency seem unusually heavy, I always remind myself that it could be worse--I could be a mayor of a city instead.

Remarks Before the National Legislative Conference of the National League of Cities.

03/30/1966

More Lyndon Johnson Quotes

Now, tonight, our purpose must be to bind up our wounds, to heal our history, and to make this Nation whole.

I do not know what happened in every hamlet or voting box in America today, but I think I discerned what happened in all America today.

Texas is a great State.

I watched, and sometimes helped, as a compassionate Nation built new protection for the helpless and the needy.