OF THE QUALITIES that made Albert Thomas a remarkable man, devotion to the people he served and loyalty to his friends stand higher than all. I knew him--and knew him well--for a long time. He loved Houston and the Congress of the United States. He worked hard. He served well. His death leaves a lonely place in the lives of those who knew him best.
Note: Mr. Thomas served as U.S. Representative from the eighth congressional district of Texas from January 3, 1937, until the time of his death.
The text of the statement was posted on the bulletin board in the Press Room at the White House. It was not made public in the form of a White House press release.
Lyndon B. Johnson, Statement by the President on the Death of Representative Albert Thomas of Texas. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/238190