“This is a great institution with a great tradition and with devoted alumni, and with the support of the people of this State. Its establishment and continued functioning, like that of all great Universities, has required great sacrifice by the people of North Carolina.”

-- President John F. Kennedy at University Day, October 12, 1961

 

Source: "Address of the President at the University of North Carolina, University Day at Kenan Stadium, October 12, 1961." North Carolina Collection.