John Kennedy actually said...

"For this government to tell our grain traders that they cannot accept these offers, on the other hand, would accomplish little or nothing."

"I think it honors an extraordinary page in American history, as well as in the history of flight."

"I can assure you that it has had a most extraordinary influence on our lives, been useful beyond measure to the United States, and I feel that way about what we are trying to do now."

"When the plane was first invented, I am sure there were a good many who wondered what possible use it could be."