John Kennedy actually said...

"It will be independent in moments of great national peril, which is really the only time you consider using nuclear weapons anyway."

"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."

"Because I don't think the British wanted to put the kind of investment we are talking about into the development of Polaris, which would cost them a good deal of money, unless they felt there might co..."

"Well, I think we are more aware, probably, that we are going to incur at intervals people's displeasure."