Hence, we have as great an incentive as any state to do all in our power to preserve this peace.
John 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 hope that today's action is only the beginning of a very concentrated cooperative effort.
I deplore this further instance of armed aggression by Communist China and hope that that state can be persuaded to abandon its flagrant violation of the territorial integrity of its neighbors.
I think that we take the REA so much for granted that we ignore the extraordinary and really revolutionary increase in the electrification of American farms which occurred in almost a decade.
He teaches us to see international law not as a series of abstract rules, but as the product of experience in operating actual institutions of the international community.
The obligation of the 180 million Americans to you and those like you in dozens of pursuits is unlimited.
Your work protects private property, which is the basis of our social life and our family life.
All of this means that this great Academy, with its long tradition, fulfills a great public need.
I want to say, as President of the United States, that we have the greatest debt to all of you.





