Lyndon Johnson actually said...

By keeping a close watch on our economy, we have prevented the cost of the conflict in Vietnam from overwhelming the marketplace.

Remarks at a Meeting With the President's Committee on Consumer Interests.

10/11/1967

More Lyndon Johnson Quotes

Our aim at this season is to sift the hope from the turbulence, so that hope may grow unfettered.

I am not aware of it. I don't know.

No. He said he wanted to enter private life.

The Tet offensive has since his last personal visit here, with emphasis on the period.