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President Quotes by John F. Kennedy
- A Canadian newspaperman said yesterday that this is the President's "Easter egghead roll on the White House lawn." I want to deny that!
- As far as the job of President goes, its rewarding and I've given before this group the definition of happiness for the Greeks. I'll define…
- The day before my inauguration President Eisenhower told me, You'll find that no easy problems ever come to the President of the United States. If…
- And if we are to open employment opportunities in this country for members of all races and creeds, then the Federal Government must set an…
- The high office of the President has been used to foment a plot to destroy the American's freedom and before I leave office, I must…
- No country can possibly move ahead, no free society can possibly be sustained, unless it has an educated citizenry whose qualities of mind and heart…
- With all of the history of war, and the human race's history unfortunately has been a good deal more war than peace, with nuclear weapons…
- If all of you had voted the other way - there's about 5500 of you here tonight - I would not be the President of…
- Harry Truman once said, 'There are 14 or 15 million Americans who have the resources to have representatives in Washington to protect their interests, and…
- The Greeks understood that mind and body must develop in harmonious proportions to produce a creative intelligence. And so did the most brilliant intelligence of…
- No President should fear public scrutiny of his program. For from that scrutiny comes understanding; and from that understanding comes support or opposition and both…
- That is the kind of America in which I believe. And it represents the kind of Presidency in which I believe - a great office…
- Should I become President...I will not risk American lives...by permitting any other nation to drag us into the wrong war at the wrong place at…
- There is little value in insuring the survival of our nation if our traditions do not survive with it. And there is very grave danger…
- The function and responsibility of the President is to set before the American people the unfinished business, the things we must do if we are…
- Whatever the political affiliation of our next President, whatever his views may be on all the issues and problems that rush in upon us, he…
- I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute - where no Catholic prelate would tell the president (should he…
- The American presidency will demand more than ringing manifestos issued from the rear of the battle. It will demand that the President place himself in…
- 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…
- 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…
- My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
- Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don't want them to become politicians in the process.
- I am not the Catholic candidate for President. I am the Democratic Party's candidate for President, who happens also to be a Catholic.
- If anyone is crazy enough to want to kill a president of the United States, he can do it. All he must be prepared to…
- I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute - where no Catholic prelate would tell the president (should he…
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