John Kennedy actually said...

I also request that all ships sailing under the American flag dress ship on Wednesday, May 22, in tribute to the American Merchant Marine.

Proclamation 3529—National Maritime Day, 1963

04/18/1963

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Therefore, I ask you to support civil emergency planning in your local communities.

We are prepared to meet our obligations, but we can only defend the freedom of those who are determined to be free themselves.

And I welcome it--and I welcome it tonight.

We believe that our freedom and our liberty are worth protecting.