May 25, 1963
AMERICAN journalism has lost one of its most distinguished figures today with the death of Orvil Dryfoos, publisher of the New York Times. That great newspaper has suffered a serious loss. Mr. Dryfoos will be sorely missed by those who knew and admired his integrity, courage, and his devotion to journalistic truth.
John F. Kennedy, Statement by the President Upon the Death of Orvil Dryfoos. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/236503