Lyndon Johnson actually said...

"At the insistence of the President of his country, he has accepted this call to duty."

"Adlai Stevenson enlarged our horizons as Americans and helped to light the hopes of mankind all around the world."

"In this new office he will speak not only for an administration but he will speak for an entire Nation, firmly, earnestly, and responsibly committed to the strength and to the success of the United Na..."

"He called us to greatness--and we shall never forget either the man or his call."