John Fitzgerald Kennedy

I believe this Government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.

The world must know that America's Chief Executive, as well as its Congress, fully support and endorse the Supreme Court's decisions to translate civil rights from a slogan into a reality that can be enjoyed by all.

At home, we face many domestic problems that cannot be solved by looking the other way and claiming that we 'never had it so good.'

I have served in the Congress for 14 years, and during a good percentage of that time I served on the Veterans' Committee of the Senate, so I have some understanding of the importance of this hospital, the services it performs, the…

I certainly can assure you that we are going to move this country and move ahead.

I am the Democratic candidate for the Presidency and I run as a Democrat.

I stand in direct succession to Truman and Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, who advanced the right of all Americans to participate equally in our society.

I don't believe that the American people in 1960, in these dangerous years of our days, are going to elect a government frozen in the ice of its own indifference.

It is to the credit of the NMU - and all of organized labor - that America's trade unions have long recognized and fought for these goals.

Our defense must be second to none, our merchant marine at full strength, our commitments to the world's people clear and unmistakable.

The 'runaway ship,' like its counterpart, the 'runaway shop' is a hit-and-run operation which should be stopped.

I think the veterans of the United States having made their contribution in their youth to the survival of this country, can, at a later date, in other days, facing different dangers, make a contribution again.

There are many kinds of waste, and I think it is the function of government to use our resources to the fullest.

We ask your help in this Campaign.

Now, in an election year, the Republicans are pretending that their token bill will provide more help than the Democratic bill.

I ask your help in this campaign because I believe that in 1960 the Democratic Party in this State and across the country has a chance to be of service.

I believe in an expanding America where there is equality of opportunity, regardless of religion, regardless of race, regardless of creed.

So my hope is that in 1960, after 14 years in the Congress, and 4 years in the Navy, taking the same oath that the President takes, I hope that with all the serious problems facing the United States in 1960, I hope that we make our…

In the 1960's this country will need leadership that will keep its eyes on the stars, on the fixed constellations which have guided this country in so many difficult times in the long history.

Abraham Lincoln belongs to the ages, and he belongs to all Americans, regardless of their party.

I regard that as a great compliment.

Best wishes for a successful convention.

Please extend my warm personal greetings to the officers and delegates attending the present convention of the National Maritime Union.

As long as we maintain that spirit, we are going to hold the imagination of the world.

I ask your support in this campaign.