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JFK Tells Congress We Must Go to the Moon

$531 Million is a lot of money, but JFK thinks it's worth it- no, it's urgent. At a joint session of Congress in Washington, DC, JFK says the money will pay for new rockets, new fuels, and something called statellites. America can send a man to the moon, maybe even beyond to the edges of the solar system.

JFK Tells Congress We Must Go to the Moon

1961

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