Quotes About Lyndon

Every man of any education would rather be called a rascal, than accused of deficiency in the graces.

Just like the Alamo, somebody damn well needed to go to their aid. Well, by God, I'm going to Viet Nam's aid!

Boys, it is just like the Alamo. Somebody should have by God helped those Texans. I'm going to Vietnam.

Miller just hated Roosevelt," Jones says, "and Lyndon was in tune with Miller. Hell, sometimes he was louder against Roosevelt than Miller was.

No member of our generation who wasn't a Communist or a dropout in the thirties is worth a damn.

I was introduced to Congressman Lyndon B. Johnson. The young Congressman was very friendly.

This is not a jungle war, but a struggle for freedom on every front of human activity.

Ho Chi Minh and Vietnam were perfect for Lyndon Johnson: 220 million against 18 million, water buffalo and all. No risk, really.

A key to McMaster's thinking is his 1997 book, 'Dereliction of Duty: Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Lies that Led to Vietnam.'

Ask him about the cemeteries, Dean!