John Kennedy actually said...

"Recent events have indicated that control of the sea means security, control of the seas can mean peace, and the United States must control the seas to protect its own national security."

"Yet the vows of this Nation can only be fulfilled if we in this Nation are first, and, therefore, we intend to be first."

"The message of the Apollo program was very clear--the U.S. triumphs over the Soviet Union and democracy triumphs over communism."

". . . man, in his quest for knowledge and progress, is determined and cannot be deterred. The exploration of space will go ahead, whether we join in it or not, and it is one of the great adventures of..."