John Kennedy actually said...

"It's a great pleasure for me to present this award to Ambassador Thompson."

"The home is the basis of our society."

"So we congratulate you all, we thank you, and we hope that your work will serve as a horizon-marking effort by all those who work for the people of the United States."

"This gives me the greatest pleasure, and I know it gives Colonel Glenn and Commander Shepard pleasure to see Mr. Gilruth honored appropriately by the Government and by the country."