John Kennedy actually said...

. . . this is the new ocean, and I believe the United States must sail on it and be in a position second to none.

John F. Kennedy Event Timeline

02/19/1962

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I want to express my appreciation for your warm words of welcome.

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This wonderful equality in the cultural world is an old American phenomenon.

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