Lyndon Johnson actually said...

During the past year we have cut back hard on the U.S. Government flow of dollars abroad.

Presidential Statement No. 3 on Economic Issues: Strengthening Our Balance of Payments.

10/25/1964

More Lyndon Johnson Quotes

El Chamizal stands as a shining example of how such matters should be settled.

We thus lay to rest a century-old dispute.

We will continue to honor all of our commitments.

But we cannot abandon them simply because the price is high or the going is rough.