John Fitzgerald Kennedy
The Public Record
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States, serving from January 20, 1961, until his assassination on November 22, 1963. A member of the Democratic Party, he was born in Massachusetts and is often remembered for his leadership during the Cuban Missile Crisis, which brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. Kennedy also established the Peace Corps, promoting international service and cooperation, and he advocated for civil rights, laying the groundwork for future legislation in this area.
Your country occupies a most significant, strategic position in the world today.
We want to express our very warm welcome to our distinguished visitor who comes from a most ancient country, representing a most ancient people, and also a young country.
I appreciate your confidence that I 'would not intentionally give the American people incorrect information about the American Medical Association or any other organization or individual.'
I urge the Congress to study this plan, since it is an original and imaginative approach and would encourage concentrated party effort in broadening the financial base of Presidential campaigns.
If the financial burdens of presidential campaigns are to be widely shared, then some system of incentives must be established to encourage broad solicitation and giving.
The problems of political finance are not limited to any political party, but are common to all, and all will benefit from action on the legislation herewith transmitted.
As one who participated in a presidential campaign, I heartily endorse this recommendation.
Accordingly, it is essential to broaden the base of financial support for candidates and parties.
Full and effective disclosure is the best way to control both excessive contributions and unlimited expenditures.
Dear Mr.____________:The election of the President of the United States is the supreme expression of the free choice of the American people.
By our free choice, we vote and in other ways participate in the politics of our democracy.
Although the Commission devoted its attention to the problems of campaign costs for Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates only and its recommendations go only to such campaigns, it pointed out that '. . . it is our view that the…
For the citizens' free choice to be exercised meaningfully, they must be well-informed about opposing candidates, parties and issues.
And we're opposed by those who have opposed, in other days, progress.
But we shall be successful, and when we are, a good deal of the obligation for that success, a good deal of the thanks for that success, will rest with Congressman Forand, and with all of you.
I believe that we are going to be successful, as I said last Sunday, if not this year--and I believe that we have a very good prospect of being successful this year--then certainly next year.
This is in the interests of our senior citizens and all those who will some day occupy that exalted station.
harnessing science to conservation is going to be the great contribution of our day
I don't think there is anything that could occupy our attention with more distinction than trying to preserve for those who come after us this beautiful country which we've inherited.
Our great contribution, it seems to me, that we can make in our time, as distinct from the contribution of the Roosevelts and Pinchot which was in a sense the management of resources, their preservation against their unreasonable…





