Lyndon Johnson actually said...

So, as a small expression of our appreciation and as a token of our profound respect for your life and your labors, I should like to ask those of you who have joined us this evening, my colleagues and my friends, to join me in raising our glasses in a toast to the President of Ireland--a great Irishman and a very great friend.

05/26/1964

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