 The memorial was commissioned by the citizens of Barnstable, Massachusetts and dedicated on July 8, 1966.Architect Donald Durell was responsible for the overall design and the Kennedy bust sculpture was created by Agop Agopoff.The inscription, "I believe it is important that this country sail and not lie still in the harbor" is part of JFK's Radio and Television Report to the American People on the State of the National Economy on August 13, 1962.