John Kennedy actually said...

"If the United States is going to maintain its position of being a friend of freedom in Latin America, if we are going to be successful in this struggle which is now going on, not merely on the island ..."

"If the President is to be quoted in a matter involving our security, he should be quoted accurately."

"I come today to ask you to join in this effort to strengthen our country, to strengthen freedom, and extend our hand around the world in friendship."

"The question is not merely who can argue with Mr. Khrushchev."