John Fitzgerald Kennedy

This is a good moment for the United States.

This is a small world and becoming smaller every day.

This plane is going to be most important.

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Now, Therefore, I, John F. Kennedy, President of the United States of America, acting under the authority of the Constitution and statutes, including Section 102 of the Tariff Classification Act of 1962, as amended, do proclaim:

I think that we ought not to begin the quota system.

There is nothing I can say other than to say it isn’t so.

I hope the House will give full support to the authorization recommended by the Foreign Affairs Committee.

No, there has been no such plan.

I don't think this country is tired and the cause of freedom should certainly not be fatigued.

I think the state of the economy is good.

I think it is very important that we get a vote on both of these issues this year.

I wouldn't--I think the purpose, of course, is to attempt to bring to the attention of the Congress and the country the strong feeling of a good many thousands of citizens.

I don't know where that feeling would arise.

I think the question was very clearly answered by Mr. McNamara on what effect the atmospheric test ban would have on the development of an antimissile weapon.

Yes, there has been a decline in the last--since my last conference, I think--when we discussed it, about 2 months ago.

Yes, I do, because I think that by one means or another we are going to bring it into balance.

This fight is by no means over.

What we must be concerned about always, of course, is the future.

But there are still Russians there, and this is still a matter of concern to us.

I think this situation can be brought under control.

Washington does not have one and I think this country suffers not only in the minds of our own people, but I think in the general impression of this society of ours as being one that is interested in many forms of human activity.

I want to make a brief statement about this.

I hope the support which Congress has given to this effort will be reinforced by support we get across the country.