John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “I call upon all Americans to join in the great effort to rebuild our country and strengthen the cause of freedom.”

And I think that--the governmental standards, let me say, on the whole I think compare favorably with those in Washington, with those in some other parts of America.

They may be facts which some would prefer to forget, but if the United States of America, and particularly the Northeast United States, these 15 States, are going to move ahead and provide a better life for the people of Delaware and the…

It symbolizes, I believe, this highway, first of all, the partnership between the Federal Government and the States, which is essential to the progress of all of our people.

I congratulate you, the people of Delaware, the people of Maryland, and the people of the United States.