Lyndon Johnson actually said...

Win or lose, you have won a lasting place in history and our hearts.

The President's Telegrams to the Participating Teams on the Final Day of the 1967 World Series.

10/11/1967

More Lyndon Johnson Quotes

Third, I am proud I am a public servant.

In his thousand days of our leadership, President Kennedy made decisions which will be remembered and respected for a thousand years.

Our emphasis is going to be this next 4 years just as it was when the Republic of Texas was founded.

In death he has entered and enriched it.