John Fitzgerald Kennedy

I have real hope that there will be a vote on the medical care for the aged this year, in the Congress.

If we are to be a vigorous and vital nation, as we all desire, then of course we must depend upon the consumption of a balanced diet, and milk must be a part of it.

A large proportion of our people now attain a physical condition once attained by a very few, but nutritionists tell us that 10 percent of our people still have an inadequate diet.

I have long been convinced that milk is an important aid to good health.

Those who are familiar with the needs and the problems of our older citizens, also tell us that older people need more calcium than they now get.

We are anxious to have the consumption of it increased as our population mounts.

Thank you for your very kind letter regarding American famine relief for Kenya.

The American people were deeply moved by the reports of the suffering caused by the prolonged drought and the recent disastrous floods.

The material gains are themselves staggering, but they are less important than the new sense of purpose and the new opportunities for improvement of American life that could be realized by 'maximum' use of the productive capacity.

A full employment economy provides opportunities for useful and satisfying work.

I very much appreciate your thoughtfulness in writing to me on this matter.

We are most happy to know that our food and assistance were timely and did much to alleviate the intense hardship caused by these disasters.

Recurrent recessions have thrown the postwar American economy off stride at a time when the economies of other major industrial countries have moved steadily ahead.

While assigned to an artificial island (such as a Texas Tower) located on the outer Continental Shelf outside the territorial waters of the United States pursuant to orders issued by competent authority, including periods not in excess of…

The conquest of unemployment is not the sole end of economic policy, but it is surely an indispensable beginning.

These five aims for 1961 have been achieved

While on an artificial island (such as a Texas Tower) located on the outer Continental Shelf outside the territorial waters of the United States pursuant to orders issued by competent authority although based or stationed ashore, but only…

We must do better in the 1960's.

To promote maximum employment, production, and purchasing power;

The experience of the past year has shown that expansion without inflation is possible.

Useful employment opportunities, including self-employment, for those able, willing, and seeking to work

I urge all Americans to honor the Red Cross during that month by supporting it as a channel of humanitarian assistance for their neighbors in need.

The fire from our effort can light the world.

I want to express our thanks to all of you for helping.

This is the oldest republic in the world.