Lyndon Johnson actually said...

For while many men may appreciate the scope of your work, only one man--the President himself--can fully appreciate its impact on the Office...

I know your decision to leave was a hard one.

But I accept your decision, appreciative of the motivations which led to it.

Mr. President, I am confident that our nations have the resources and the energies to move these goals, to solve these problems, to face the...