John Fitzgerald Kennedy

I believe the American people will elect a President to act.

This rally marks the official beginning of the 1960 presidential campaign.

I don't see how one can say that there are no longer any major issues.

The question was, Do I think we will carry all of them and I said \I could not make a judgment on that at this time. I have not been down South yet.\

I am a candidate for the office of the President.

My basic belief is that this country is not satisfied to live in a period of relative decline.

We are going to carry this campaign to all parts of the United States, in order to show the American people that this country cannot possibly afford 4 more years of Republican leadership.

I believe that history will write a different story.

My judgment is that I would attend, but I would not attempt to advise the President or criticize him for not attending.

Our vacation is over.

I have no idea of what is the source of these and, having no idea, I would not attempt to lay them at anyone's door.

For the Alaska that I see is not the Alaska of no new starts.

I want to express my appreciation for that warm Alaskan welcome.

I do. I think we will spend probably more time in California than any other State of the Union.

I don't like to repeat it, but I will.

We cannot rely upon the stability of the industrial giants - or the advantages of cheap fuel, cheap labor, or cheap transportation costs.

Such a program is not a program for New England - it is a program for America.

I want to express my thanks and appreciation to Ed Muskie, my friend and colleague in the U.S. Senate, and I am delighted that I have had a chance to come here in this State on the opening day of a long campaign.

In any case, we are here today to ask your help.

That is what we are going to do in the future.

Its fulfillment will require effort and sacrifice and dedication.

Second, we must reverse the serious decline in New England's textile industry.

If we are to put these human resources to work - if we are to give New Englanders the chance to revive their economy and restore their prosperity - then we need vigorous leadership and understanding, coupled with an effective, workable…

By building New England we build America.

Finally, New England shares in the urgent economic needs of the entire Nation - the need to provide a decent life for our older citizens and a decent education for our young.