Lyndon Johnson actually said...

Therefore, I request each of you to encourage each Government Committee Chairman in your department or agency to carry on whatever contact w...

And I think it is realistic to say that foreign aid has been an important force for good in this world in which we live.

I am grateful that he has agreed to undertake it, and he shall have my support every inch of the way.

I send you the best wishes of our Vice President and Secretary Gordon and I look forward to meeting you personally in the near future.