Lyndon Johnson actually said...

As President of your country, I am proud of you, and that pride is shared by men in every land who rely on our power to keep the peace in this troubled but hopeful world.

Context

Remarks at the Keel Laying of the Submarine Pargo, Groton, Connecticut.

06/02/1964

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