Lyndon Johnson actually said...

This is a very happy and historic occasion for all who love the great American outdoors, and that, needless to say, includes me.

It is with regret that I have received your resignation.

The land and water conservation bill assures our growing population that we will begin, as of this day, to acquire on a pay-as-you-go basis ...

The wilderness bill preserves for our posterity, for all time to come, 9 million acres of this vast continent in their original and unchangi...