John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “I speak in behalf of all of us to all of you and tell you how proud we are to have you here.”

I congratulate you, the people of Delaware, the people of Maryland, and the people of the United States.

It symbolizes, I believe, this highway, first of all, the partnership between the Federal Government and the States, which is essential to the progress of all of our people.

I think it would be unwise to attempt to negotiate it out here.

This is the worst attack on foreign aid that we have seen since the beginning of the Marshall plan.