Lyndon Johnson actually said...

It reminds us that every citizen in this land is the descendant of men who were once foreigners--who were once strangers from afar.

Remarks at the Signing of the Columbus Day Proclamation.

09/21/1966

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Today the war on poverty has already helped nine million poor Americans.

I didn't come out here to see you this afternoon because I was running for anything this year.

But others did not vote 'aye.'

The Republicans were afraid to fund the war on poverty.