John Kennedy actually said...

"So, from every point of view this program is worthwhile."

"It gives them a greater security, a greater participation in the wellbeing of this country."

"Let us therefore proclaim our gratitude to Providence for manifold blessings--let us be humbly thankful for inherited ideals--and let us resolve to share those blessings and those ideals with our fell..."

"On that day let us gather in sanctuaries dedicated to worship and in homes blessed by family affection to express our gratitude for the glorious gifts of God; and let us earnestly and humbly pray that..."