John Kennedy actually said...

"When they see you they see the United States."

"It is, it seems to me, obligatory upon all those of us who believe in freedom to work together to make freedom, as you have said, Mr. President, not merely an abstraction or a phrase, but to demonstra..."

"Every one of you symbolizes our country, and that is a great responsibility, far greater than it has ever been in the past."

"I want to express my great appreciation to you and to the people of this country for their generous welcome to my wife and to myself."