John Kennedy actually said...

"So you are what we depend upon, and I'm glad to see some attention being given to the good deeds of our young people--and we want to congratulate you."

"So I hope you will drink to all of us, in the sense that you are leaders in our free society-and particularly to our distinguished leader whom we are very glad to have with us tonight--and most especi..."

"So we regard him as an honored guest in this country--as participants in the cultural stream and also as admirers of those who travel the far horizons of human destiny."

"But I want to say that there is a tradition in that regard, with Franklin Roosevelt and Dwight D. Eisenhower."