Famous quotes containing the words lyndon johnson, president, lyndon and/or johnson:
“I told them I’m not going to let Vietnam go the way of China. I told them to go back and tell those generals in Saigon that Lyndon Johnson intends to stand by our word, but by God, I want something for my money. I want ‘em to get off their butts and get out in those jungles and whip hell out of some Communists. And then I want ‘em to leave me alone, because I’ve got some bigger things to do right here at home.”
—Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)
“When the President does it, that means that it is not illegal.”
—Richard M. Nixon (1913–1992)
“All radio is dead. Which means that these tape recordings I’m making are for the sake of future history. If any.”
—Barré Lyndon (1896–1972)
“That fellow seems to me to possess but one idea, and that is a wrong one.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)