John F. Kennedy: “I now urge that its coverage be extended without further delay to provide health insurance for the elderly.”

Today the United Nations is primarily the protector of the small and the weak, and a safety valve for the strong.

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

While we shall never weary in the defense of freedom, neither shall we ever abandon the pursuit of peace.

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.