John Kennedy actually said...

I would have thought that the humiliating withdrawal of the President's invitation by Khrushchev to visit Russia would have indicated to Mr. Nixon that the new President himself, however distinguished his predecessor, must lay the groundwork here in the United States for successful negotiations abroad.

Context

A Statement by Senator John F. Kennedy on Proposal Advanced by Mr. Nixon in Nationally Televised TV Show

11/06/1960

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