John F. Kennedy and the Titans"The goals of liberty and freedom, the obligations of keeping ours a government of and for the people are never-ending." The businessmen were wary of President Kennedy, who as a young Senator from Massachusetts had opposed the Taft-Hartley law and neglected the industrialists of his state. He recalled that President Kennedy had sent a letter to steel industry leaders in September 1961 warning them against any increase in prices. (40)In 1962, Kennedy had elected to pursue a new economic and financial policy based on the potential gross national product. On January 21, 1963, President Kennedy informed Congress that during the 1961-62 expansion: