There isn't any doubt that people give--and I am talking now not about this incident, but about generally--under the expectation that they should, or it is expected of them.
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.
I do wish that some of the speeches I give would get as much attention as the speeches which I do not give.
SEC. 4. Executive Order No. 10656 of February 6, 1956, is hereby revoked.
May I suggest you and other appropriate officials of your government make available to our Charge d'Affaires, Mr. Lukens, more details of your thinking on an economic program for the Central African Republic.
SECTION 1. There is hereby established the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board.
I am especially anxious to obtain the Board's views as to the over-all conduct and progress of the foreign intelligence effort as well as its advice as to any modifications therein which would enhance the acquisition of intelligence…
I can, therefore, assure you of my country's desire to be of assistance.
I know that you and your fellow Board members can make a real contribution to the national interest by your service with this body.
I am delighted that you have consented to serve as a member of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board which is being reactivated pursuant to the Executive Order which I approved on May 4, 1961.
I am prepared to send to your country representatives from the United States International Cooperation Administration to discuss with you and your government ways in which the United States can best respond to your request.
It is my desire that the Board should meet periodically to analyze objectively the work of the Government's foreign intelligence agencies.
I believe over the long run that people do want to be free, that they desire to develop their own personalities and their own potentials, that democracy permits them to do so.
I think we are extremely fortunate to have President Bourguiba here tonight.
I hope that you all will join with me in drinking a toast to President Bourguiba.
It is believed that the taking effect of the reorganizations included in this plan will provide for greater efficiency in the dispatch of the business of the Civil Aeronautics Board.
I want to express my appreciation to the President and to the Fellows of this University for the honor that they have bestowed upon me.
I don't think that there has ever been a time when we have had greater need for those qualities which a university produces.
It is a great pleasure for me as President of the United States and also as a citizen of our country to welcome the President of a friendly country and a distinguished world statesman.
This is the first state dinner that we have had for a chief of state since Mrs. Kennedy and I have come to the White House, and I must say, speaking personally and as President, there is no dinner that gives me greater satisfaction.
I think that it's most proper that the first head of state to pay an official state visit to this country in this administration should be President Bourguiba.
This will relieve the Board members from the necessity of dealing with many matters of lesser importance and thus conserve their time for the consideration of major matters of policy and planning.
Like President Washington, President Bourguiba is a revolutionary, and like President Washington he also, when the revolution was won, had the sense of judgment, self-discipline and strength to attempt to bring good will and peace among…
This is our opportunity, as well as our responsibility; and I am particularly glad to be here today when we are witnessing the swearing-in of a new President.
I want to express on behalf of our country our great pleasure in having President Bourguiba here.
I think he knows that the people of this country admire those who stand for principle, those who fight for freedom.





