Lyndon Johnson actually said...

"The South Vietnamese are trying to build a nation."

"It will be given to all of you, and it will be in the transcript, too."

"We are not in Vietnam to dictate what form of government they should have."

"I do think it is very important that the President of this country have the right, and I think he does have the duty and the obligation when the Nation is involved in the serious difficulties that we ..."