John Kennedy actually said...

"This group and this effort really were the progenitors of the Peace Corps."

"The problems they face today in every case, they have told me, were far more difficult than the problems they faced in the fight for independence."

"I think that you will have the feeling of having served this country and, in a broader sense, the free community of people in a very crucial time."

"I was just looking over--and I apologize to you for keeping you waiting--we were just looking over the areas that you are going to and the functions that you are going to perform."