I want you to know that some of you may have to wait 40 years to get something this beautiful, but I hope it comes to you as it did to me.
I have come here to say to you young people that whatever your aspirations, or whatever your dreams, whatever your talents, this is the plac...
Forty years ago, almost to this very night, I left my high school diploma at home and I headed West to seek the fame and fortune that I knew...
The ends of justice at home and peace in the world.
Fiorello LaGuardia was a staunch fighter for freedom and for progress.
I love the way Allan Sherman sings.
I also urge each and every one to meditate that day on the meaning that our flag held for our forefathers and what it means to us today, and...
In later years I had the honor of serving in the United States Senate with another great New Yorker--our beloved late Herbert H. Lehman.
Al Smith demonstrated that wise leadership could combine efficiency in operation with compassion in result.
Franklin D. Roosevelt stood for many things.
That work has already begun.
The Democratic administration in Washington intends to help our cities grow into free and spacious communities.
So, as a small expression of our appreciation and as a token of our profound respect for your life and your labors, I should like to ask tho...
In his fearless pursuit of a world free from war he has served all humanity.
Mr. President, I am very happy and proud to welcome you to the United States.
Now it is our turn and our privilege to greet you, Mr. President.
In the United Nations, in the Congo, and in Cyprus, the voice of Ireland is the symbol of sanity and sage counsel and self-sacrifice.
There is one man who is not here with us today who would especially be proud of this moment--John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
