John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “Older persons must receive fair and full consideration for employment and advancement in the competitive service.”

And I think that--the governmental standards, let me say, on the whole I think compare favorably with those in Washington, with those in some other parts of America.

I think that by the time this Congress goes home, in the sense of next summer, that in the fields of education, mental health, taxes, civil rights, this is going to be a record that is going to be--however dark it looks now, I think that…

I have great confidence in General Harkins.

I know who they are going to blame.