John Kennedy actually said...

"I am hopeful that it will not."

"I will consider what usefully could be done to advance progress."

"It is my understanding that the Joint Committee on the Economic Report may call back Mr. Martin and Mr. Helley to discuss this further."

"Therefore I have called on all the people of the hemisphere to join in a new Alliance for Progress--Alianza para [el] Progreso--a vast cooperative effort, unparalleled in magnitude and nobility of pur..."