Lyndon Johnson actually said...

I suggest that programs commemorating the birth of von Steuben serve also as reminders of the contribution of the dedicated American citizen...

I ask those great patriotic organizations bearing von Steuben's name or the name of other patriots of his nationality to stress in their cel...

Now, Therefore, I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of America do hereby designate September 17, 1964 as von Steuben Day.

I trust when all is said and done, that America will not only be the home of the free and the land of the brave, but will be the nation that...