[RLK]

Re: "Ask not..." JFK felt free to lift that line from the headmaster of Choate who in his opening day speech always said "Ask not what your school can do for you, ask what you can do for your school."

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Kennedy was semi-literate and could barely spell simple words. That line was probably penned by Ted Sorensen who wrote most of Kennedy's material for him.

[GoodyBrown]

LOL Maybe Sorenson went to Choate too

[Helms]

Re: "Ask not..." JFK felt free to lift that line from the headmaster of Choate who in his opening day speech always said "Ask not what your school can do for you, ask what you can do for your school."

Is this really true? If so, another unveiling of the Kennedy mistig\que, right out of a prep school exhortation.

[RightWhale]

Kennedy was semi-literate and could barely spell simple words

Reminds me of someone. Hmm. Present resident of the White House? Maybe.