Lyndon Johnson actually said...

"We must continue to plan our highway system so that it will contribute to the rational use of urban space as well as to pleasant and convenient transportation through the countryside."

"Under and by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America, particularly with respect to the conduct of the foreign relations of this Nation"

"Despite continuing improvement in highway safety design, the toll of highway accidents is steadily rising; that toll must be reversed."

"And you asked only that you might leave when a permanent director had been selected."