I run for the Presidency in the most difficult time in the life of our country, but with the greatest confidence, that if this country is given the kind of leadership which I belie...
This is a contest between the comfortable and the concerned, and here in Brooklyn they are concerned as they are all over America.
The real issue is which party and which candidate can best strengthen the United States, can best serve the public interest.
I ask the support of all those who believe in progressive government, the government that goes to work.
I run against Mr. Nixon - I wish he were here to hear that cheer.
Political action is the highest responsibility of a citizen.
My name is John Kennedy, and I come here as the Democratic candidate for the Presidency of the United States.
I think it is time we started moving ahead as Americans and as believers in freedom.
I come over here and ask your support in Brooklyn to vote Democratic.
I believe that we can win this election.
I urge that it be given careful study, not only by urban officials, but also by all others concerned with life in our cities.