John Kennedy actually said...

This distinguished mantel which bears the prayer is a work with which he had a good deal to do.

Somebody told me that you are about the only two men around who can do this work, so we want to take good care of you.

Personally, I think the place to be is in the kitchen, and I am sure the foreign Service officers of the United States feel the same way.

This is not an easy career, to be a foreign Service officer.