Political Quotes

On the recordDecember 11, 1962
At present, I would say that our situation was best described in the statement that I made at our last press conference.
Said by
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

The President's News Conference

Share & report

More from John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Nov 7, 1963

But there are other troubles besetting the human family. Many of its members live in poverty and misery and despair.

presidency.ucsb.edu
Nov 7, 1963

And to weaken and water down the pending program, to confuse and confine its flexibility with rigid restrictions and rejections, will not only harm our economy, it will hamper our security.

presidency.ucsb.edu
Nov 7, 1963

The rich must help the poor. The industrialized nations must help the developing nations.

presidency.ucsb.edu
Nov 6, 1963

We also have a program here for those whom we regard as mentally restored, those who pass through a difficult period but who are now fully capable of carrying their burden.

presidency.ucsb.edu

Other voices in this conversation