John Kennedy actually said...

"There is always the argument in Europe that the United States might leave Europe, which is, of course, in my opinion, fallacious, because the United States can never leave Europe."

"So Skybolt is the top of the art of missilery."

"In any case, I felt that the offer we made to the British was in keeping with both our technical and moral obligations to them."

"Well, I think it would seem to me that if anybody bothered to read the pact in detail--we made several offers to the British."