John Kennedy actually said...

I have not been informed, and all my information is to the contrary, that there was any involvement by members of the CIA or any other membe...

I think that neither General de Gaulle nor I would feel it appropriate to have our rights, statutory rights, in West Berlin changed by force...

I tried to get assigned to the Embassy in Paris myself, and unable to do so, I decided that I would run for President.

I do not believe the West is in decline.