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.
But if He has a place and a part for us, I believe that we are ready.
Where can they get a government, a President, a Congress, which will be responsible, progressive, which will strengthen the United States, strengthen our influence around the world, strike a blow for the cause of freedom, build this…
This is a contest between the concerned and the comfortable, and you have to decide what you are, comfortable or concerned.
We have to find 25,000 new jobs a week every week for the next ten years to provide full employment in the United States.
I do not detect any note of urgency in the speeches of the Vice President.
Our prestige is not based on what we say but what we do, relative to what our enemies do.
The question of whether America represents as strong and vigorous an image as it did years ago goes to the security of everyone who lives in Libertyville.
I run for the office of the Presidency after 14 years in the Congress with full recognition of the responsibilities of that office.
He made a statement on our debate that our prestige in the world has never been higher
This is a great country and I have unlimited confidence in it, and I have served it for 18 years.
Any setbacks in our prestige should naturally affect our thinking as well - our choice of policies - our choice of leadership.
Only the President of the United States can place before the American people the unfinished business of our society.
My belief is that Mr. Nixon runs for the office of the Presidency without emphasizing in his campaign, either because he is not informed or because he does not believe that this is the most serious time in the life of this country.
The reason that countries of Africa no longer support the United States and look to it is because we have been indifferent to the problems of that vital continent.
And we owe it to our Nation to educate our children, for the bedrock of democracy is a constantly rising level of the education of its citizens.
We owe it to each individual child to give him the best education he is capable of absorbing.
This survey shows how misinformed he is, how wide is the gap between what he believes and what the facts are
Mr. Nixon has misstated the facts - either because he chose to misinform the public or because he was uninformed himself.
And we need a better educated citizenry than any country to maintain a free society.
Mr. Nixon runs on a program of saying that our prestige has never been higher





