John Kennedy actually said...

We shall continue, as you suggest, to strike the most appropriate balance in interest rate policy.

We cannot supply more of these goods directly from the United States, if these are only available at higher costs, without adding to budget ...

We know we cannot solve this problem alone—and other free nations know that they, too, cannot afford any weakness in the dollar.

Our principal avenue, as you suggest, must be an increase in the surplus of our exports over imports.