John Kennedy actually said...

"It shocked me to find out that the President of the Central African Republic is thirty years of age."

"And I can assure you that we regard your visit here as an opportunity for us to learn more about your country and its people and also about the problems and the opportunities of Africa which loom so l..."

"Africa, in a sense, is a newly discovered continent for the people of America, and we are attempting to learn, and to join in every possible way, to associate ourselves with the best in Africa."

"We look to Africa with the greatest interest, the greatest hope."