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50th Anniversary of JFK's May 25th 1961 'Moon' speech:
Speaker: Buzz Aldrin
Date: 25 May 2011
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Synopsis: Buzz Aldrin's remarks on the 50th Anniversary of JFK's May 25th 1961 ' Moon ' speech : I would like to thank the Kennedy Presidential Library , the Kennedy family and Vice President Biden for the honor of speaking with you today on the 50th Anniversary of President Kennedy's speech before a joint session of Congress on May 25th , 1961 . Although in Office for little more than four months , this bold and courageous call to action led to America's commitment to ' the moon race ' - ultimately...
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Daedalus 16/09/2011 1
An extraordinary example of the power of making a speech: President Kennedy launched the Apollo program "to land a man on the moon and bring him safely back again" and so created this challenge and vision in the minds of the American people. He set out the map of space travel in Amreican consciousness. A few short years later, Armstrong and Aldrin did step onto the moon. And here, 50 years on, the circle completes with Buzz Aldrin reflecting on this journey: the witness that the Kennedy's promise to bring him safely back again held true.
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