Quotes to Remember
1960 - 1964

"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist."
Dwight Eisenhower, Farewell Address, January, 1961

"We dare not forget today that we are the heirs of that first revolution. Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans..."
John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, January, 1961

"I wanted to keep these trunks as a souvenir -- now look at them."
Mohammed Ali (Cassius Clay), about his blood-spattered trunks after winning the Olympic gold medal, September, 1960

"I was a pilot flying an airplane and it just so happened that where I was flying made what I was doing spying."
Francis Gary Powers, U-2 reconnaissance pilot held by the Soviets for spying, August, 1962

"Arthur."
George Harrison, when asked what his haircut was called, February, 1964

"There are no ghettos in Chicago."
Mayor Richard Daley, to the NAACP Convention, July, 1963

"Goodbye, kids."
Clarabell the Clown, when The Howdy Doody Show ended its 12 year run on NBC, September 24, 1960