Lyndon Johnson actually said...

I cannot emphasize too strongly my conviction that this action by the Senate must not meet the fate of home rule bills passed by the Senate ...

I also urge appropriate State and local officials, as well as public and private organizations, to join in the observance of this milestone ...

We have declared war on ignorance and illiteracy, we have declared war on poverty, we have declared war on disease, and we have declared war...

I also invite the people of the United States to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies in honor of the memory of General Pulaski