From the
Inaugural Address
Delivered to U. S. Capitol
January 20, 1961
In Washinton D.C.
"To those peoples in the huts and
villages of half the globe
struggling to break the bonds
of mass misery, we pledge our
best efforts to help them help
themselves, for whatever period
is required - not because the
communists are doing it, not
because we seek their votes, but
because it is right, if the free
society cannot help the many
who are poor, it can never save
the few who are rich." |
From the
speech to have
been delivered at the
Texas Welcome Dinner
Municipal Auditorium
Austin, Texas, November 22
1963 - The Day of his
Assassination
"In Texarkana, I pledged in
1960 that our country would no
longer engage in a lagging
space effort. That pledge has
been fulfilled. We are not yet
first in every field of space
endeavorr - but we have regained
world-wide respect for our
scientists, our industry, our
education, and our free initiative." |