John Kennedy actually said...

"We are indebted to you for the creativity and ingenuity you have shown in attacking a great national problem, for your remarkable contribution of time and energy, and for the leadership you have provi..."

"I am pleased to extend my personal thanks to you and hope you will also convey my gratitude to those who assisted you."

"We arm, as Winston Churchill said a decade ago, to parley, to make it possible for us through diplomatic means to maintain the peace of the world, to maintain our security and those who are associated..."

"In this endeavor we must not fail."