It is extremely important that adequate provision be made for reasonable levels of income to them, for the care of the children which they must leave at home or in school, and for protection of the family unit. One of the prime objectives of the Commission on the Status of Women, which I appointed 18 months ago, is to develop a program to accomplish these purposes.
John F. KennedyI don't think the intelligence reports are all that hot. Some days I get more out of the New York Times.
John F. KennedyMy fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
John F. KennedyFor only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed.
John F. KennedyNo one gains from fair employment law and legislation if there is no employment to be had.
John F. KennedyThe Kennedy Administration's public pronouncements on the matter suggested that the presence of Soviet nuclear missiles in Castro's Cuba would represent an unacceptable strategic threat to the United States. . . . This urgent transformation of Cuba into an important strategic base - by the presence of these large, long-range, and clearly offensive weapons of sudden mass-destruction - constitutes an explicit threat to the peace and security of all the Americas. . . .
John F. Kennedy