Our society is illuminated by the spiritual insights of the Hebrew prophets. America and Israel have a common love of human freedom, and they have a common faith in a democratic way of life. ... Most, if not all of you, have very deep ties with the land and with the people of Israel, as I do; for my Christian faith sprang from yours. The Bible stories are woven into my childhood memories as the gallant struggle of modem Jews to be free of persecution is also woven into our souls.
Lyndon B. JohnsonI may not worry as much as Prime Minister Eshkol does about Israel, but I worry as deeply.
Lyndon B. JohnsonI wake up 5 a.m. some mornings and hear the planes coming in at National Airport and I think they are bombing me.
Lyndon B. Johnson