John Kennedy actually said...

I urge that all observe this day with reverence and with humility.

Let us renew the spirit of the Pilgrims at the first Thanksgiving, lonely in an inscrutable wilderness, facing the dark unknown with a faith...

Let us renew that spirit by sharing the abundance of this day with those less fortunate, in our own land and abroad.

It is fitting that we give our thanks for the safety of our land, for the fertility of our harvests, for the strength of our liberties, for ...