Title: JFK on America's Race to the Moon

" Welcome to the John F Kennedy presidential speech series. When John F Kennedy became president in January 1961 Americans at the perception that the United States."

" was losing in space race with the Soviets. The Soviets had done spectacular things they had been the first in orbit the first to hit the moon and photograph that and the first to put a satellite around Venus. And in April 1961 the first to send a spaceship with a man onboard orbiting the earth. Collectively the American people were frustrated and embarrassed how could a Communist country defeat the United States in the space race. They needed something to restore their confidence. President Kennedy understood this need and -- division and not only matching the Soviets but surpassing them. On May 21 1961 he took the strong stand in support of space exploration. Standing before congress to deliver a special message on urgent national needs. He asked for an additional seven billion to nine billion dollars over the next five years for the space program -- that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal. Before the decade is out. And landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth. President Kennedy settled upon this dramatic goal as a means of focusing and mobilizing lagging space efforts he did not justify the needed expenditure. On the basis of science and exploration. Place the program clearly in the camp of the competing ideologies of democracy. Which is communism. On September 12 1962. President Kennedy delivered the following speech describing his goals in the nation's space effort for a crowd of 35000 people in the football stadium at rice university in Houston Texas."

" It Vice President. Governor congressman comedy. The Wyoming congressman Miller its web site right now. Distinguished guests and ladies and element. I appreciate -- president. Having made me an honorary visiting professor -- and I relish your you that might reflect you'll be a very brief me. I am delighted to be here and I particularly delighted to be here on this occasion. We need -- college. Noted acknowledged they -- notable progress. In a date noted that strength and we -- need all -- break we need in our changing mentality. Then a decade of hope and yes it's an age of both knowledge and ignorant the great Iraq knowledge. The -- are ignorant unfold despite the striking back. That most of the Zionist that the world had never known are alive and working today. Despite the fact that this nation involved scientific manpower it doubling every amount yet. DNA greater growth more than three times. About population at double fist fight back. Not bad stretches of the unknown. Still far outstrip. I collective comprehension. It no man can polygraph. I'll and how bad we have come but and then if you -- hope that 50000 years armed band recorded history in eight times and about a half the -- In these terms. We know very little about the -- forty unity except at the end of them. And had learned to use the skin the -- a couple of them. Then about ten years ago under this standard. Man entered the king to construct the kind of Shelton only five years ago man learn to write. And you -- christianity began last. Then two years ago the printing press contained an idiot. And any left in the month ago during this smoke fifty years and -- human history. The steam engine provided who saw Apollo knew Nixon the meaning of gravity. Not run electric light and help and automobiles and airplanes became available. Only last week it did we develop -- development and television and nuclear power and now what America's new fake crack. Being in reaching -- we will have a bit early read -- before midnight tonight. -- did the breathtaking pace and not -- pay you cannot. But create new -- Edit it -- goal new ignorant new problems new danger but surely the opening this this is today. -- caught up and hot tips as well as tiring walk sorry did not surprising. That -- to have not stay where we thought a little longer term threat to wait but this city -- Houston did they get connected. This country got the United States was not -- I don't have waited and arrested. And wish to look behind them. -- country would call them. I'd go to move forward and so little -- William Bradford. Beating and -- Other founding of the Plymouth bay colony and dad are great and a lot of action I accompanied with great difficult. And -- but the end product. And overcome an answerable courage. If that happens don't -- me about progress he that they could. Did -- plant but knowledge can hardly be determined and cannot be deterred. The exploration I think -- hope readily joined in it are not. And it is one of the great adventure is the all time. And no nation which kickbacks to be -- leader -- on the -- unexpected stay behind. In this race they. No you can't beat Marat make certain that this country rove the first wave on the industrial revolution. The first wave of modern invention and the first wave of nuclear power. Up -- in the back walk that's coming age of faith we need to be a model that we immediately get. -- eyes of the world now looking at bank. To the loan and the planet beyond. And we have -- That we shall not see it government I hate popular -- up conquest but I have -- freedom. Enemy we -- proud that we shall not be. Dealt with weapons of mass destruction but would implement the knowledge. And understand it yet that bomber obviously thank you. Can only need all the help if we did did they cannot hurt. And after all we intend to be very. And -- Our leadership in science and industry. I hope for peace and security. Our obligations to our help as well another. All require make that up all these -- that's all of them about not all of them. And who become the world's leading state bearing age. We -- on this new thing. Because there is no knowledge to be gained eight and -- right to the one. And they -- not being blind and use all the squadrons of all people -- giant. Like Newt -- Diana -- all acknowledge. Had no -- into the world whether it will be comedy bought bought bought Ariel the Pentagon man. And only if the united they. -- edition up preeminent. Can we help decide. Whether this new lotion. We'll be a key a key part new terrifying it'll all I do not -- all will go unprotected. Against the hop on the huge mistake any more than we go unprotected but again but I'll do you plan. Course see but I do say that anything can be long and -- Without beating that I had to walk without repeating democratic that man. Eight extending his grip around the globe of ours there is no strike. No prejudice. No national conflict in out of date as yet. -- had a dollar hostile to it at all it's conquests that there could ask of all mankind. And it opportunity but peaceful cooperation may never come again. A quiet semi state alone I choose this as not -- and they may well ask. Like I'm behind. Like 35 years ago fly the Atlantic. Why they're bright -- that. We -- to go to double. He -- kick out of a -- ended the okay then do the other thing. Not because they -- easy but because they are -- They cut back the hope well director lord tonight and they get up that Bob our energy into -- because that challenge. It blonde that they're willing to wait that. While we aren't willing to Republicans hope and wantonly and then to win today. And the others going to work. But he reason that I regard the decision marks a year. This year and directed him. Eight a load up high yet. As among the most important decision that will be made. During my incumbency in the office of the president in the lot -- solid we have seen facilities now being created. But the greatest and most complex exploration in the end history we have -- the ground. NBA shattered by the -- being an attack. See one -- Iraq many time to topple at the -- as we look. John glared generating are equivalent to 10000 automobiles with their accelerator on the floor we had seen the night. They're tied at one rocket engine. Each one -- power at all and did you end up look at a time. We didn't let it be together to make Vietnam yeah at Campbell in a New Delhi to -- velvet cape Canaveral. That's all without warning that they didn't door -- but why it hasn't been blocked. And it long accumulate this veto within the last nineteen months. At least 45 satellite. That's circle the -- some forty of them were made in the United States of America. And they were Bobble and sophisticated and applied on the knowledge. For the people of the world than go to the Soviet Union but married okay. I'm married to paint -- acknowledged -- is the most intricate instrument. And they hit 389. The accuracy of that Scott. It's comparable to firing into -- from cape Canaveral and dropping it into the Canadian between the forty yard line. Stranded satellite to helping document cookie do stare at stake of course -- satellite had given up unprecedented wanting. Our install and we'll do the same -- And I heard. We have not there. But all the other even if they do not admit that and they may be let public. To be your. UBQ well we obvious. And will be behind the sometime in manned flight but we do not intend to stay behind. We shall make shop and moving at. The growth of our time. And education will be enriched by -- knowledge about universe. And environment by new technique that learning and mapping an observation. -- more than a computer for industry met at that not all of the relatives who hope technical institution that you write we'll read the hottest. Of these games and finally -- itself while still in its intensity has already created a great number of new company and tens of thousands of new world stage -- that's not generating new demand. Indefinite and Gilbert now. And this game ended -- We'll kid greatly and Israel hope not what I want the bear that out all on the old -- here the last. We shall be -- permanent outpost on the new frontier of science and Houston. Lost city of Houston. They crashed -- will become the hot but a lot scientific and engineering community. During the next five years. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration expected double the number of scientists and engineers. To increase -- per -- did extend the sixty million dollars they need to invest some 200 million dollars. And laboratory facilities and you direct contract. A new date definite all the one billion dollars on this set up in this city. To be here all all they had thought that's all good deal of money. They -- Three time but it awkward in January 19 that you want. And eighty Greg Oden that they could not get out the previous eight years combined. Budget now there. At 5000000400 million dollars a year -- staggering those somewhat less than we pay the cigarette and the god every year thank expenditures. The candidate will rise come up from -- and apparently parents and for a week. Don't want and fifty cent TV for every man. And the woman and child in the United States. And we have given this program may high national priority even though I realize that did it didn't come they get. An active faith and nation. Fully you not not know what benefit to wait out. But if I agreed saying my talent that that we Yeltsin to double 240000 miles away. On the control station in Houston a giant rocket. More than 300 feet at all the length of the football field made at nu metal alloys double which had not yet been vetted it. Capable of standing heat and let him. Several times more than evident. -- again nobody Brazilian better than the finest watch. Carrying all the equipment needed for propulsion guidance control communication blue and survival on an untried nation. To an unknown to let -- body and then returned it greatly your work. Reiterating that the theater at ease of all the 25000 miles per -- I think he's about battle that got returned to the almost odd that it hit today and -- all out. And do all they had been doing right. Can't do it there. I'm I'm doing all the work it's like April permanent."

" However I think we're going to do it and I think that definitely much they would need to pay I don't think we ought to -- getting money but I think we ought to do the job and it will be done in the decade it and that it may be done about -- what they'll hear it go at that -- universe. It will be gone during that period -- rather than some of the people who. -- here on this platform but it will be done. And it will be done and all the candidates can't King and I am delighted that -- university is playing eight not including a man on the floor at spotted a great national effort the United States of America. You've got all the great British explorer George Mallory -- to die on Mount Everest. But that's why did -- want to climate. He's dead because today but they -- and we're going to climate. And the moon and the planet today and new hope for knowledge compete today and damp or at least that help. We have not let them. On the most edited. And dangerous and greatest invention unlike many different box"