Lyndon Johnson actually said...

"It is needed in the true interests of the United States and in fairness and justice to all."

"I hope that you of the IPA will go out into the hinterland and rouse the masses and blow the bugles and tell them that the hour has arrived and their day is here."

"And in appreciation for what you have done, and with the personal thanks for the support that you have given to both President Kennedy and to me, it gives me a great deal of personal pleasure in award..."

"I think this is needed for the protection and promotion of peaceful trade, as well as for the welfare of the Hemisphere."