I am confident that when this job is done-of giving the United States the kind of position in this area which it must have--that it will then become as obvious to us, its significance as obvious to us, its uses as obvious to us, its…

When the plane was first invented, I am sure there were a good many who wondered what possible use it could be.

It is appropriate that I report to the Congress the reasons for the Government's decision not to prohibit the sale of surplus American wheat, wheat flour, feed grains and other agricultural commodities for shipment to the Soviet Union and…

I can assure you that it has had a most extraordinary influence on our lives, been useful beyond measure to the United States, and I feel that way about what we are trying to do now.

Most of all, I want to express our appreciation to the astronauts, who have become part of the American story in a very real way, and to their wives, who are also here.

I want to express my appreciation to the Armed Forces of the United States who have supported this effort, who provided these young men

For this government to tell our grain traders that they cannot accept these offers, on the other hand, would accomplish little or nothing.

Sincerely, JOHN F. KENNEDY

I want to express a very warm welcome back to the White House where all these gentlemen have come on other occasions.

I imagine that some day we will be welcoming them back, one or two or three of them anyway, who have gone a good deal further than they have now gone.

I think it honors an extraordinary page in American history, as well as in the history of flight.