John Fitzgerald Kennedy

I know something about the difficulty of landing men on these exposed islands and then keeping them supplied.

Our top military and diplomatic leaders tried first to prevent the buildup and then to reduce it - and Chiang at one time agreed to a reduction, despite what Mr. Herter calls' his 'almost pathological interest' in keeping the islands.

I believe that if we meet our responsibilities - if we extend the hand of friendship - if we live up to the ideals of our own revolution - then the course of the African revolution in the next decade will be toward democracy and freedom…

I believe that we can meet our responsibilities in this area more satisfactorily than we have.

I do not know whether to regard with alarm or indignation the common assumption of an inevitable conflict between the business community and the Democratic Party.

May the spirit of Christopher Columbus abide with us today, as we honor the contributions of all our citizens who have ever called Italy their homeland.

In this age, when capitalism is on trial, we cannot have a policy that is less than the best.

With good physical and mental health our senior citizens can derive meaning and joy from their golden years.

I do not intend to let Chiang Kai-shek and the Chinese Communists decide whether our troops shall fight on those islands.

Today we honor not only Columbus, the discoverer, but also the millions of Americans of Italian ancestry who have contributed so mightily to the development of the United States.

The favorable interest rate of 3 1/2 percent on a long-term direct loan will greatly assist in providing adequate housing for our senior citizens at a price which they can pay.

Together we can and will succeed.

In my speech I said I did not think the powers of the Presidency had been used very effectively in national emergency cases.

Our balance-of-payments position must be recognized in framing our domestic economic policies.

Today, as never before, America needs a strong economy - not only to sustain our defenses - but also to demonstrate to other nations - particularly those wavering between our system and the Communists - that the way of freedom is the way…

I firmly believe the pilot program will prove a tremendous success and I look forward to an expansion of this program to meet the needs of the ever-increasing number of our senior citizens.

I pledge to work with them in applying more rapidly the proven results of their research and experience.

This is the unfinished business that we have.

For it was in the new world of Columbus that man began his first rebellion against control by ancient empires.

As I said in my speech, the balance of payments, as all of you know, on exports, was in our favor in the last 12 months.

And in the most remote bushlands of central Africa there are children named Thomas Jefferson and George Washington - but there are none named Lenin or Stalin or Trotsky.

Just as the Democratic Party has benefited from the contributions of business leaders, so has the business community benefited from the contributions of the Democratic Party.

Columbus Day commemorates modern man's greatest achievement in pressing forward the frontiers of the world.

I regard this statement as a major document setting forth my objectives and program in this important new field.

This has been a remarkable achievement and one in which cotton farmers and the Democratic Congress have worked hand in hand to bring about.