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JFK Moon Speech
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on May 25, 2021, 3:06 pm
The story behind the speech. In popular culture, the speech is used to illustrate Kennedy's passion for space exploration. In truth, he was very much like his predecessor, Dwight Eisenhower, who thought sending humans to the moon was a waste of money. However, the Soviet threat convinced JFK that a bold move was necessary.
https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-missions/jfk-space-race-moon-shot-speech/?utm_campaign=The+story+of+JFK’s+Moon+Shot+speech&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=AppleNews
The story behind the speech. In popular culture, the speech is used to illustrate Kennedy's passion for space exploration. In truth, he was very much like his predecessor, Dwight Eisenhower, who thought sending humans to the moon was a waste of money. However, the Soviet threat convinced JFK that a bold move was necessary.
https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-missions/jfk-space-race-moon-shot-speech/?utm_campaign=The+story+of+JFK’s+Moon+Shot+speech&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=AppleNews
