Richard Cromwell was not fit to wear the mantle of his uncle.

You know nothing for sure...except the fact that you know nothing for sure.

While we cannot guarantee that we shall one day be first, we can guarantee that any failure to make this effort will make us last.

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 must above all be the chief executive in every sense of the word.

An artist's working life is marked by intensive application and intense discipline.

It is with great satisfaction that I have signed into law the Social Security Amendments of 1961. They represent an additional step toward eliminating many of the hardships resulting from old age, disability, or the death of the family wage-earner. A nation's strength lies in the well-being of its people. The Social Security program plays an important part in providing for families, children, and older persons in time of stress, but it cannot remain static. Changes in our population, in our working habits, and in our standard of living require constant revision.

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers.