Remarks by Senator John F. Kennedy at the Democratic National Convention, Conrad Hilton, Chicago, Illinois
''The time is ripe. The hour has struck. The man is here; and he is ready. Let the word go forth that we have fulfilled our responsibility to the nation.
Ladies and gentlemen of the convention: it is now my privilege to present to this convention, as candidate for President of the United States, the name of the man uniquely qualified by virtue of his compassion, his conscience, and his courage to follow in the great traditions of Jefferson, Jackson, Wilson, Roosevelt, and the man from Independence. Fellow Delegates, I give you the man from Libertyville the next Democratic nominee and the next President of the United States Adlai E. Stevenson.''