Lyndon Johnson actually said...

"I have noted with satisfaction the excellent work which you and your associates at the Federal Aviation Agency have been doing in reducing costs and manpower while absorbing additional workload and im..."

"I shall count on you and the good people at the Federal Aviation Agency to continue to provide examples of public service at its best."

"I have taken particular note of your cost reduction program under which you saved $47 million during the 1966 fiscal year."

"Your success in establishing regional and area centers of field supervision while simultaneously reducing employment in field offices has demonstrated that decentralization can mean better public serv..."