The famous speech was delivered in front of 40,000 people at Rice University's football stadium on Sept. 12, 1962.
"We choose to go to the moon." Rice University is celebrating the 60th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's famous moon speech delivered at the school's football stadium in 1962."We choose to go to the moon." President John F. Kennedy said those powerful words in a historic speech at Rice Stadium 60 years ago, and on Monday, the university will wrap up a three-day event commemorating that anniversary.
The uniforms featured details including an excerpt of Kennedy's speech on the shoulder. Overall, the white base uniform and American flag patch were designed to reflect an astronaut's space uniform. In a nod to the 60th anniversary and Kennedy, President Biden will share his vision of the "moonshot" in the cancer fight.
Biden will give a speech at John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston for the so-called "cancer moonshot" speech, an initiative that aims to cut cancer deaths in half over the next 25 years.Like many Americans, cancer is personal to Biden. His son, Beau, died of brain cancer in 2015. In 2022, the American Cancer Society estimates, 1.9 million new cancer cases will be diagnosed and 609,360 people will die of cancer diseases.Related Topics
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