President John F. Kennedy made one of his most famous speeches 60 years ago at Rice...
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On Wed. Sept. 12, Kennedy rode through Houston in his open-top limousine, with possibly 300,000 people lining the streets for a ticker-tape parade. He launched into his speech, appealing to humankind’s curiosity and more recent history of rapid innovative growth. He referred to space as a new frontier, and referencing the secrecy of the Soviet Union, he alluded to the benefits of creating one’s own destiny - and he said he wanted U.S. technology to be a force for good.
“Even in my freshman beanie, I felt transformed,” said Broyles, who went on to cowrite the film ‘Apollo 13.’ “He was a small figure in the middle of the football field, but you could hear his voice.” “It absolutely invigorated the campus,” she said. “All of the sudden, everything was exciting. We were going to help them go to the moon. Can you imagine?”The pressure was on, but NASA officials took the directive seriously. Gerry Griffin, who served as a flight director during all of NASA’s Apollo missions, said Kennedy’s words carried weight each day as he worked.
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