Deputy National Security Advisor Walt Whitman Rostow once began a diatribe about the growth of communism, and Kennedy abruptly cut him off, asking, "What do you want me to do about that today?"
Wakil penasihat keamanan nasional Walt Whitman Rostow pernah melontarkan kritik keras tentang pertumbuhan komunisme, lalu dipotong Kennedy dengan bertanya, "Apa yang Anda inginkan dari saya hari ini?"