Lyndon Johnson actually said...

"For this is the night when we pay formal tribute to a great American institution: the famous system of 'checks and balances.'"

"The great periods of progress in America have come when the leaders of each branch were more concerned with making progress than with establishing their predominance."

"You may count on my continued strong support in any way I can be helpful."

"The rise of administrative bodies probably has been the most significant legal trend of the last century .... Perhaps more values today are affected by their decisions than by those of all the courts."