John Fitzgerald Kennedy

While refraining from military intervention in Cuba, the people of the United States do not conceal their admiration for Cuban patriots who wish to see a democratic system in an independent Cuba.

I want immediate and specific action taken to assure that no use is made of the name, sponsorship, facilities, or activity of any Executive Department or Agency by or for any employee recreational organization practicing discrimination…

I do hereby designate the week beginning the second Monday in June of 1961, and the week beginning the second Monday in June of each succeeding year, as National Little League Baseball Week.

Discrimination because of race, creed, color or national origin is contrary to the Constitutional principles and policies of the United States

And I invite the people of the United States to observe that week in schools, parks, athletic fields, and other suitable places with appropriate ceremonies and activities designed to emphasize the importance of the physical development of…

It is the policy of the Executive Branch of the Government to encourage by positive measures equal opportunity for all qualified persons within the Government

I am convinced that the United States must make full use of its professional and technical skills and resources to assist other nations, particularly those newly emerging.

I believe that the legislation will provide the basis for a sound and healthy agricultural economy.

This legislation will offer the farmer an opportunity to share directly in the framing of the programs that determine the marketing of his products.

It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you to the shores of the United States once again.

It is a source of pleasure to me today, as President, to welcome them.

We are all Greeks in the great sense of recognizing the wellspring from which all of our efforts began.

This will permit us to make maximum use of our agricultural productivity to further economic development, peace and freedom in the world.

It is a great pleasure to welcome you both here, and I ask you all to rise and drink with me a toast to the King of Greece.

The interrelation between prosperity on the farm and economic health of the city has never been more apparent.

I have long felt that too little attention has been given to the overall operation of these agencies by the President

The reduction of existing delays in our regulatory agencies requires the elimination of needless work at their top levels

The preservation of a balanced competitive economy is never an easy task

No other single step can accomplish as much

The formulation of these standards will require creative imagination

We haven't yet secured the passage of the social security changes, one of which provides for earlier retirement which will, I think, provide some relief.

The United States was going to continue to meet its commitments to the people on Formosa--the government on Formosa--and I also did discuss the fact that the vote on the moratorium was very close.

It is my sincere desire that in the continuing quest for knowledge of outer space our nations can work together to obtain the greatest benefit to mankind.

I would be opposed to changing the United Nations in the way the Soviets proposed.

We cannot get a strong national defense if we continue defense systems or bases which are archaic and outmoded, and which no longer represent a real need.