John Kennedy actually said...

"It is very much connected with the best of our history."

"I don't really see at the present time it would serve a useful purpose."

"The problem really goes to the organization of the defense of the West, and what role France sees for herself, and sees for us, and what kind of a cooperative effort France and the United States and B..."

"More than anything, the fact that this country is secure and at peace has been due to the military strength of the United States."