John F. Kennedy: “We have made a beginning--but we have only begun.”

But now the winds of change appear to be blowing more strongly than ever, in the world of communism as well as our own.

Today we still welcome those winds of change--and we have every reason to believe that our tide is running strong.

Through hot wars and cold, through recession and prosperity, through the ages of the atom and outer space, the American people have never faltered and their faith has never flagged.

We steer our ship with hope, as Thomas Jefferson said, "leaving Fear astern.