Lyndon Johnson actually said...

I ask the renewal of your trust, not in a dark hour of tragedy, but on your confidence in my ability to be an instrument of America's purpose.

Radio and Television Address to the American People on Election Eve.

11/01/1964

More Lyndon Johnson Quotes

To some, this might mean our adventures in outer space. But I am speaking of exploring an unknown world at our doorstep.

So, it is toward a goal of understanding all aspects of the sea that we commission the - Oceanographer today.

This is the sea around us.

That is the kind of creative government our people demand.