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John F. Kennedy
35th U.S. President

John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy, commonly referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician who
served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November
1963. 

Born: May 29, 1917, Brookline, Massachusetts, United States

Vice president: Lyndon B. Johnson (1961–1963)

Assassinated: November 22, 1963, Dallas, Texas, United States

Pre-1960

 War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the
same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today.
 Undated Letter to a Navy friend. Also mentioned by William Safire in his 2007-08-26
"On Language" article "Warrior" in the New York Times rubric Magazines. Also quoted in A
Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy was in the White House getting bummed, Arthur
Schlesinger (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1965), page 88.

 NAURO NATIVE KNOWS POSIT   HE CAN PILOT   11 ALIVE   NEED SMALL BOAT  
KENNEDY
 Message carved into a coconut after the wreck of PT-109 (6 August 1943). This has
often been misquoted as "11 ALIVE NATIVE KNOWS POSIT & REEF NAURU ISLAND
KENNEDY"
 Explorer Finds Kennedy's WWII Boat
 John F. Kennedy's Naval Service

 After visiting these places, you can easily understand how that within a few years Hitler will
emerge from the hatred that surrounds him now as one of the most significant figures who ever
lived. He had boundless ambition for his country which rendered him a menace to the peace of
the world, but he had a mystery about him in the way that he lived and in the manner of his
death that will live and grow after him. He had in him the stuff of which legends are made.
 After visiting such Nazi strongholds as were found
in Berchtesgaden and Kehlsteinhaus; Personal diary (1 August 1945); published in Prelude
to Leadership (1995)

 If more politicians knew poetry, and more poets knew politics, I am convinced the

world would be a little better place in which to live.
 Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, June 14,
1956," box 895, Senate Speech Files, John F. Kennedy Papers, Pre-Presidential Papers,
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.

 The voters selected us, in short, because they had confidence in our judgement and our
ability to exercise that judgement from a position where we could determine what were their own
best interest, as a part of the nation's interest.
 Profiles in Courage (1956), p. 15

 The true democracy, living and growing and inspiring, puts its faith in the people —
faith that the people will not simply elect men who will represent their views ably and
 faithfully, but will also elect men who will exercise their conscientious judgment — faith
that the people will not condemn those whose devotion to principle leads them to
unpopular courses, but will reward courage, respect honor, and ultimately recognize
right.
 1964 Memorial Edition of Profiles in Courage, p. 264

 For in a democracy, every citizen, regardless of his interest in politics, 'hold office';
everyone of us is in a position of responsibility; and, in the final analysis, the kind of
government we get depends upon how we fulfill those responsibilities. We, the people,
are the boss, and we will get the kind of political leadership, be it good or bad, that we
demand and deserve.
 1964 Memorial Edition of Profiles in Courage, p. 265

 For without belittling the courage with which men have died, we should not forget those acts
of courage with which men - such as the subjects of this book - have lived. The courage of life
is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a
magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy. A man does what he must — in spite of
personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers, and pressures — and that is
the basis of all human morality. In whatever area in life one may meet the challenges of
courage, whatever may be the sacrifices he faces if he follows his conscience - the loss
of his friends, his fortune, his contentment, even the esteem of his fellow men - each man
must decide for himself the course he will follow. The stories of past courage can define
that ingredient - they can teach, they can offer hope, they can provide inspiration. But
they cannot supply courage itself. For this each man must look into his own soul.
 1964 Memorial Edition of Profiles in Courage, p. 266

 And only the very courageous will be able to keep alive the spirit of individualism and dissent
which gave birth to this nation, nourished it as an infant, and carried it through its severest tests
upon the attainment of its maturity.
 Profiles in Courage (1956), p. 17

 Let us not despair but act. Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic
answer but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past - let us accept
our own responsibility for the future.
 "Loyola College Alumni Banquet, Baltimore, Maryland, February 18, 1958," box 899,
Senate Speech Files, John F. Kennedy Papers, Pre-Presidential Papers, John F. Kennedy
Presidential Library
 The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word "crisis". One brush stroke
stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger — but
recognize the opportunity.
 Speech in Indianapolis, Indiana (12 April 1959) (see also Wikipedia:Chinese word for
"crisis")
 Variant: In the Chinese language, the word "crisis" is composed of two characters, one
representing danger and the other, opportunity.
 "Remarks at the United Negro College Fund, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 12, 1959,"
box 902, Senate Speech Files, Pre-Presidential Papers, John F. Kennedy Papers, John F.
Kennedy Presidential Library; "Remarks at Valley Forge Country Club, Pennsylvania,
October 29, 1960," box 914, Senate Speech Files, Pre-Presidential Papers, John F.
Kennedy Papers, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.

1960

 Dick Nixon is the victim of the worst press that ever hit a politician in this country.
What they did to him in the Helen Gahagan Douglas race was disgusting.
 Christopher Matthews, Kennedy and Nixon (New York, 1996), p.123

 We celebrate the past to awaken the future.

 "Remarks at the 25th Anniversary of the Signing of the Social Security Act," Hyde
Park, New York August 14, 1960, box 910, Senate Speech Files, John F. Kennedy Papers,
Pre-Presidential Papers, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.

 President Roosevelt and President Truman and President Eisenhower had the same
experience, they all made the effort to get along with the Russians. But every time, finally it
failed. And the reason it failed was because the Communists are determined to destroy us,
and regardless of what hand of friendship we may hold out or what arguments we may
put up, the only thing that will make that decisive difference is the strength of the United
States.
 Speech by Senator John F. Kennedy, Democratic Rally, George Washington High
School Stadium, Alexandria, VA, August 24, 1960. - The American Presidency Project.
1961

 Our Constitution wisely assigns both joint and separate roles to each branch of the
government; and a President and a Congress who hold each other in mutual respect will
neither permit nor attempt any trespass.
 First State of the Union Address (30 January 1961)

 Where nature makes natural allies of us all, we can demonstrate that beneficial
relations are possible even with those with whom we most deeply disagree-and this must
someday be the basis of world peace and world law.
 First State of the Union Address (30 January 1961)

 The deadly arms race, and the huge resources it absorbs, have too long overshadowed all
else we must do. We must prevent that arms race from spreading to new nations, to new
nuclear powers and to the reaches of outer space.
 First State of the Union Address (30 January 1961)

 I have pledged myself and my colleagues in the cabinet to a continuous

encouragement of initiative, responsibility and energy in serving the public interest. Let
every public servant know, whether his post is high or low, that a man's rank and
reputation in this Administration will be determined by the size of the job he does, and
not by the size of his staff, his office or his budget. Let it be clear that this Administration
recognizes the value of dissent and daring--that we greet healthy controversy as the
hallmark of healthy change. Let the public service be a proud and lively career. And let
every man and woman who works in any area of our national government, in any branch,
at any level, be able to say with pride and with honor in future years: "I served the United
States government in that hour of our nation's need."
For only with complete dedication by us all to the national interest can we bring our country
through the troubled years that lie ahead. Our problems are critical. The tide is unfavorable. The
news will be worse before it is better. And while hoping and working for the best, we should
prepare ourselves now for the worst.
 First State of the Union Address (30 January 1961)
 The Federal Budget can and should be made an instrument of prosperity and stability,
not a deterrent to recovery.
 "Special message to Congress: Program for Economic Recovery and Growth (17),"
February 2, 1961, Public Papers of the President: John F. Kennedy, 1961.

 For I can assure you that we love our country, not for what it was, though it has always
been great -- not for what it is, though of this we are deeply proud -- but for what it
someday can, and, through the efforts of us all, someday will be.
 "Address at a Luncheon Meeting of the National Industrial Conference Board (33),"
February 13, 1961, Public Papers of the Presidents: John F. Kennedy, 1961.

 Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. Our

requirements for world leadership, our hopes for economic growth, and the demands of
citizenship itself in an era such as this all require the maximum development of every young
American's capacity. The human mind is our fundamental resource.
 Special Message to the Congress on Education (February 20, 1961)

 It cannot be surprising that, as resistance within Cuba grows, refugees have been using
whatever means are available to return and support their countrymen in the continuing struggle
for freedom. Where people are denied the right of choice, recourse to such struggle is the
only means of achieving their liberties.
 John F. Kennedy: "Message to Chairman Khrushchev Concerning the Meaning of
Events in Cuba," April 18, 1961. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The
American Presidency Project.

 The great revolution in the history of man, past, present and future, is the revolution
of those determined to be free.
 John F. Kennedy: "Message to Chairman Khrushchev Concerning the Meaning of
Events in Cuba," April 18, 1961. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The
American Presidency Project.

 There's an old saying that victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan.... I'm
the responsible officer of the Government.
 State Department press conference 21 April 1961, following the Bay of Pigs Invasion.
Schlesinger, Arthur M. Jr. 1965, 2002. A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White
House. Houghton Mifflin ISBN 1-57912-449-6 ISBN 978-1-57912-449-6, p. 262.
 See also Ralph Keyes, The Quote Verifier (2006), p. 234).
  The exact wording used by Kennedy (it was a hundred, not a thousand) had
appeared in the 1951 film The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (William Safire, Safire's
New Political Dictionary (1993), pp 841–842). The earliest known occurrence is Galeazzo
Ciano, Diary 1937-1943, entry for 9 September 1942 ("La victoria trova cento padri, e
nessuno vuole riconoscere l'insuccesso."), but the earliest known occurrence
is Tacitus's : Agricola Book 1 ab paragraph 27: “Iniquissima haec bellorum condicio est:
prospera omnes sibi vindicant, adversa uni imputantur.” (It is the singularly unfair peculiarity
of war that the credit of success is claimed by all, while a disaster is attributed to one
alone.)
 If all of you had voted the other way - there's about 5500 of you here tonight - I would not be
the President of the United States.
 "Address in Chicago at a dinner of the Democratic Party of Cook County (155)," April
28, 1961, Public Papers of the Presidents: John F. Kennedy, 1961.

 Commander Shepard has pointed out from the time that this flight began and from the time
this flight was a success, that this was a common effort in which a good many men were
involved. I think it does credit to him that he is associated with such a distinguished group of
Americans whom we are all glad to honor today, his companions in the flight into outer space, so
I think we want to give them all a hand. … I also want to take cognizance of the fact that this
flight was made out in the open with all the possibilities of failure, which would have been
damaging to our country's prestige. Because great risks were taken in that regard, it
seems to me that we have some right to claim that this open society of ours which risked
much, gained much. … This is a civilian award for a great civilian accomplishment, and
therefore I want to again express my congratulations to Alan Shepard. We are very proud of
him, and I speak on behalf of the Vice President, who is Chairman of our Space Council and
who bears great responsibilities in this field, and the Members of the House and Senate Space
Committee who are with us today. [accidentally drops the medallion, and picks it up] This
decoration which has gone from the ground up — here.
 Remarks at the presentation of NASA's Distinguished Service Medal to Astronaut
Alan B. Shepard (8 May 1961) - Video of presentation at YouTube

 Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us
partners. And necessity has made us allies. Those whom nature hath so joined together, let no
man put asunder.
 Address to the Canadian Parliament (17 May 1961)
 There is danger that totalitarian governments, not subject to vigorous popular debate,
will underestimate the will and unity of democratic societies where vital interests are
concerned.
 President Kennedy's 13th News Conferences on June 28, 1961 John Source: F.
Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum

 And lastly, Chairman Khrushchev has compared the United States to a worn-out runner
living on its past performance, and stated that the Soviet Union would out-produce the United
States by 1970. Without wishing to trade hyperbole with the Chairman, I do suggest
that he reminds me of the tiger hunter who has picked a place on the wall to hang the
tiger's skin long before he his caught the tiger. This tiger has other ideas.
 President Kennedy's 13th News Conferences on June 28, 1961 John Source: F.
Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum

 The education of our people should be a lifelong process by which we continue to feed new
vigor into the lifestream of the Nation through intelligent, reasoned decisions. Let us not think
of education only in terms of its costs, but rather in terms of the infinite potential of the
human mind that can be realized through education. Let us think of education as the
means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope
and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater
strength for our Nation.
 John F. Kennedy: "Proclamation 3422 - American Education Week, 1961," July 25,
1961. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project.

 Somebody once said that Washington was a city of Northern charm and Southern efficiency.
 Speech to the Trustees and Advisory Committee of the National Cultural Center in
the White House Movie Theater, 14 November 1961

 We have become more and more not a nation of athletes but a nation of spectators.
 "Remarks at National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Banquet (496),"
December 5 1961. Public Papers of the Presidents: John F. Kennedy, 1961.

 Speech of Senator John F. Kennedy, VFW Convention, Detroit, Michigan," August

26, 1960, box 910, Senate Speech Files, John F. Kennedy Papers, Pre-Presidential Papers,
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.
 In a world of danger and trial, peace is our deepest aspiration, and when peace comes
we will gladly convert not our swords into plowshares, but our bombs into peaceful reactors, and
our planes into space vessels. "Pursue peace," the Bible tells us, and we shall pursue it with
every effort and every energy that we possess. But it is an unfortunate fact that we can
secure peace only by preparing for war.
 John F. Kennedy: "Speech of Senator John F. Kennedy, Civic Auditorium, Seattle,
WA," September 6, 1960. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley.

 That requires only one kind of defense policy, a policy summed up in a single word
"first." I do not mean "first, if," I do not mean "first, but," I do not mean "first, when," but I
mean "First, period."
 John F. Kennedy: "Speech of Senator John F. Kennedy, Civic Auditorium, Seattle,
WA," September 6, 1960. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley.

UN Speech
Address before the General Assembly of the United Nations (25 September 1961). In his speech President Kennedy addresses

the recent death of U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold, presents six proposals for the new Disarmament Program, and

provides information on the current crises in Berlin, Germany, Laos, and South Vietnam.

 We meet in an hour of grief and challenge. Dag Hammarskjold is dead. But the United

Nations lives. His tragedy is deep in our hearts, but the task for which he died is at
the top of our agenda. A noble servant of peace is gone. But the quest for peace lies
before us.
The problem is not the death of one man — the problem is the life of this organization. It will
either grow to meet the challenges of our age, or it will be gone with the wind, without
influence, without force, without respect. Were we to let it die, to enfeeble its vigor, to cripple
its powers, we would condemn our future. For in the development of this organization rests
the only true alternative to war — and war appeals no longer as a rational alternative.
Unconditional war can no longer lead to unconditional victory. It can no longer serve to settle
disputes. It can no longer concern the great powers alone. For a nuclear disaster, spread by
wind and water and fear, could well engulf the great and the small, the rich and the poor, the
committed and the uncommitted alike. Mankind must put an end to war — or war will put
an end to mankind.
So let us here resolve that Dag Hammarskjold did not live, or die, in vain. Let us call a
truce to terror. Let us invoke the blessings of peace. And as we build an international
capacity to keep peace, let us join in dismantling the national capacity to wage war.
1962

 Members of the Congress, the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners
for progress. We are all trustees for the American people, custodians of the American
heritage. It is my task to report the State of the Union--to improve it is the task of us all.
 Second State of the Union Address (11 January 1962)

 The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining--by filling three basic gaps in our
anti-recession protection.
 Second State of the Union Address (11 January 1962)

 World order will be secured only when the whole world has laid down these weapons which
seem to offer us present security but threaten the future survival of the human race. That
armistice day seems very far away. The vast resources of this planet are being devoted more
and more to the means of destroying, instead of enriching, human life.
But the world was not meant to be a prison in which man awaits his execution. Nor has
mankind survived the tests and trials of thousands of years to surrender everything--including its
existence--now. This Nation has the will and the faith to make a supreme effort to break the log
jam on disarmament and nuclear tests--and we will persist until we prevail, until the rule of law
has replaced the ever dangerous use of force.
 JFK on nuclear weapons during his Second State of the Union Address (11
January 1962)

 These various elements in our foreign policy lead, as I have said, to a single goal--the goal of
a peaceful world of free and independent states. This is our guide for the present and our vision
for the future--a free community of nations, independent but interdependent, uniting north and
south, east and west, in one great family of man, outgrowing and transcending the hates and
fears that rend our age.
We will not reach that goal today, or tomorrow. We may not reach it in our own lifetime. But the
quest is the greatest adventure of our century. We sometimes chafe at the burden of our
obligations, the complexity of our decisions, the agony of our choices. But there is no
comfort or security for us in evasion, no solution in abdication, no relief in
irresponsibility.
 Second State of the Union Address (11 January 1962)
 The success of this Government, and thus the success of our Nation, depends in the
last analysis upon the quality of our career services. The legislation enacted by the
Congress, as well as the decisions made by me and by the department and agency
heads, must all be implemented by the career men and women in the Federal service. In
foreign affairs, national defense, science and technology, and a host of other fields, they face
problems of unprecedented importance and perplexity. We are all dependent on their sense
of loyalty and responsibility as well as their competence and energy."
 "Special Message to the Congress on Federal Pay Reform (55)," February 20, 1962,
Public Papers of the President: John F. Kennedy, 1962.

Remarks Intended for Delivery to the Texas Democratic State Committee in the Municipal
Auditorium in Austin

JFK's words at a speech he planned to give at Texas Welcome Dinner at Municipal Auditorium, Austin, Texas, night of

11/22/1963. The following quotes were meant to be delivered on 22 November 1963, in Austin, Texas. They were however

never delivered; Kennedy was on his way to the Trade Mart when he was assassinated. Michael Beschloss, a

presidential historian and PBS contributor, flagged the final lines of the speech that JFK would have given on the night

of his assassination. Sources: John F. Kennedy: "Remarks Intended for Delivery to the Texas Democratic State

Committee in the Municipal Auditorium in Austin," November 22, 1963. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley,

The American Presidency Project., JFK: the last word by The Guardian's Alex Hannaford on November 6, 2013, The Last

Lines Of The Speech JFK Would Have Given The Night Of His Assassination by The Huffington Post's Paige Lavender on

November 7, 2013, and Read the Last Lines of the Speech JFK Was Supposed to Give on the Night of His

Assassination by The Blaze's Jason Howert on November 7, 2013

 Civilization, it was once said, is a race between education and catastrophe--and we

intend to win that race for education.

 For this country is moving and it must not stop. It cannot stop. For this is a time for courage
and a time for challenge. Neither conformity nor complacency will do. Neither the
fanatics nor the faint-hearted are needed. And our duty as a Party is not to our Party
alone, but to the nation, and, indeed, to all mankind. Our duty is not merely the
preservation of political power but the preservation of peace and freedom.