John F. Kennedy: “This Administration will not distort the value of the dollar in any fashion.”

The product of our abundance must be used more effectively to relieve hunger and help economic growth in all corners of the globe.

This Nation is the world's foremost manufacturer, farmer, banker, consumer, and exporter.

Our decision could well affect the unity of the West, the course of the Cold War, and the economic growth of our Nation for a generation to come.

I shall neither shift the burden of executive decisions to the Congress, nor avoid responsibility for the outcome of those decisions.