"This rally marks the official beginning of the 1960 presidential campaign."
"The theme of this campaign is going to be action, action here at home to keep pace with the growing needs of an expanding country, and action abroad to meet the challenge of our adversaries."
"I think it is appropriate that we begin the 1960 campaign right here in the State of California."
"For the Alaska that I see is not the Alaska of no new starts."
"I think it is time we got started."
"I want to thank the Governor for being here, and I will be glad to answer any questions anyone will have."
"I am completely convinced of it."
"We cannot rely upon the stability of the industrial giants - or the advantages of cheap fuel, cheap labor, or cheap transportation costs."
"That is what we are going to do in the future."
"In any case, we are here today to ask your help."
"Such a program is not a program for New England - it is a program for America."
"I want to express my thanks and appreciation to Ed Muskie, my friend and colleague in the U.S. Senate, and I am delighted that I have had a chance to come here in this State on the opening day of a lo..."
"Its fulfillment will require effort and sacrifice and dedication."
"The Federal Government cannot do for us what we must do for ourselves, but it can, with more progressive leadership, set the atmosphere in which our economy can be revitalized."
"Finally, New England shares in the urgent economic needs of the entire Nation - the need to provide a decent life for our older citizens and a decent education for our young."
"But we do have our own resources - human resources - the skill and experience and determination of our people."
"Second, we must reverse the serious decline in New England's textile industry."
"I spoke in accepting the nomination in Los Angeles of the new frontier that is coming into our country."