John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “I did everything within my power to achieve a reasonable compromise of the differences between the Senate and House…”

No, we are going to bring back several hundred before the end of the year.

It symbolizes, I believe, this highway, first of all, the partnership between the Federal Government and the States, which is essential to the progress of all of our people.

I think it would be unwise to attempt to negotiate it out here.

I congratulate you, the people of Delaware, the people of Maryland, and the people of the United States.