John Kennedy actually said...

To work for the progress of the arts in America is exciting and fruitful because what we are dealing with touches virtually all the citizens...

I would hope that in the years ahead, as our cultural life develops and takes on new forms, the Federal Government would be prepared to play...

The world looks better today than it did yesterday, and I am sure it's due to our pleasure in being on this island in the sun.

This is part, I think, of a nationwide movement toward excellence--a movement which had its start in the admiration of expertness and skill ...