John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “The state of the economy poses a perplexing challenge to the American people”

It symbolizes, I believe, this highway, first of all, the partnership between the Federal Government and the States, which is essential to the progress of all of our people.

This is the worst attack on foreign aid that we have seen since the beginning of the Marshall plan.

I think it would be unwise to attempt to negotiate it out here.

I regard it as serious.