John Kennedy actually said...

Modifications and temporary organizational changes, based on emergency conditions, will be in accordance with policy determinations by the President.

Executive Order 11093—Assigning Emergency Preparedness Functions to the Administrator of General Services

02/25/1963

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Well, we have a hopeful prognosis in Alaska, and we got - well, in California they felt it would be a close, hard fight.

No, we will have additional information as time goes on, but I have not enough to give you anything.

I would judge that, but there have been notorious exceptions to that.

No, but I do think an arms agreement would be desirable.