John Kennedy actually said...

"The federal Government acts to help you meet your urban problems."

"I have been interested in the matter of our city areas for many years."

"In a short few decades we've moved from a rural to an urban way of life, and before long we shall be a nation with a vastly extended population, living in great urban areas in housing that does not no..."

"We have greatly expanded the water pollution control program in order to join with you in providing adequate supplies of good water to meet urban and industrial needs."