First, I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to earth.
Special Message by the President on Urgent National Needs May 25, 1961.
File Unit: John F. Kennedy President’s Office Files; Speech Files; Special Message to Congress on Urgent National Needs, 5/23/1961 – 5/25/1961. Series: Papers of President Kennedy: President’s Office Files: Speech File, 1961 – 1963. Collection: Papers of John F. Kennedy: President’s Office Files, 1/20/1961 – 11/22/1963
President John F. Kennedy first announced the goal of landing an American on Moon during a special address to Congress on May 25, 1961. Eight years later on July 20, 1969, @nasa‘s Apollo 11 mission would achieve this goal.
- Watch an excerpt of President Kennedy’s speech via the @jfklibrary:
Excerpt from an Address Before a Joint Session of Congress, 25 May 1961 - Selected pages from JFK’s Special Address:
Special Message by the President on Urgent National Needs May 25, 1961 (page 1)
Special Message by the President on Urgent National Needs May 25, 1961 (page 8)
Special Message by the President on Urgent National Needs May 25, 1961 (page 9)
See all the pages of JFK’s Special Message in the National Archives Catalog
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