August 11, 1960
Chester Bowles has always been motivated by the highest sense of public responsibility. While I regret that his congressional career coming to an end, I sincerely appreciate his offer of assistance in the coming campaign. His aid will be invaluable to me.
John F. Kennedy, Statement of Senator Kennedy on the Announcement of Representative Chester Bowles Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/274458