John Kennedy actually said...

The Federal Budget can and should be made an instrument of prosperity and stability, not a deterrent to recovery.

Special Message to the Congress: Program for Economic Recovery and Growth

02/01/1961

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I don't know where that feeling would arise.

I wouldn't--I think the purpose, of course, is to attempt to bring to the attention of the Congress and the country the strong feeling of a ...

Yes, there has been a decline in the last--since my last conference, I think--when we discussed it, about 2 months ago.

This fight is by no means over.