Lyndon Johnson actually said...
If I would leave no other thought with you this morning than this one, I would say that every person within the sound of my voice, and every employee of the Defense Department, in uniform and out, civilian or military, can take great pride in saying, 'I was a part of the Department of Defense in the 1960's.'
Context
Remarks at the Department of Defense Cost Reduction Ceremony.
07/11/1966