John Kennedy actually said...

I thank you and the Soviet people on behalf of the American people for your congratulations on Commander Schirra's successful space flight.

Reply to Chairman Khrushchev's Message on the Flight of Commander Schirra.

10/05/1962

More John Kennedy Quotes

In the paramilitary arenas of subversion, intimidation and insurrection, an open and peaceful society is again at a disadvantage.

I view the growing emphasis on professionalism and specialization in amateur sports without great enthusiasm.

The same people who produced the poetry of Homer, the wisdom of Plato and Aristotle--they also produced the Olympic Games.

We have become more and more not a nation of athletes but a nation of spectators.