Lyndon Johnson actually said...

"I am therefore requesting you to designate a senior official in your department or agency to serve on this committee on a continuing basis."

"Such denials contradict one of the basic principles upon which this Nation was founded, the principle of government by the consent of the governed."

"We should be deeply concerned that less than two-thirds of Americans of voting age cast ballots in Presidential elections."

"We are delighted to have the guests with us that we have today."