Address at Rice University, September 12, 1962 (USG 15 29)
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Published 2019-06-28
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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston
All Comments (21)
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I never forgot that once I heard John F. Kennedy 's speech that "All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have equal opportunity to develop our talents." I respected him for his clear mind to respected and loved every one the same way. Dolly Bhadra
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No matter your political leaning, man JFK stood to be one of the greatest Presidents in history, what a shame
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One of the Greatest speakers of all time.
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The eloquence of speech, knowledge of facts and delivery of his message was superb.
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One of the best speeches ever given by a US president.
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Feb 15, 2022: I turned six the month after this speech was given....my little classmates and I were privileged to call him our President. God bless his efforts.
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Whenever I'm disillusioned with the leaders we have today I listen to JFK 's speeches and read his book to give me hope. He was a man of his time. My hero. I find comfort and solace in him. In the life he lived. He inspired a generation. There'll never be another JFK.
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Listening to this I am profoundly sad to see how public discourse has deteriorated since this speech. It's such a pleasure to hear someone articulate a vision of the future with an impressive vocabulary, complex sentences and historical references. This is what presidential sounds like.
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Best delivered speech by a President. Possibilities, innovations, humor, leadership, and integrity. The New Frontier - New knowledge to be won. "We choose to go to the Moon, not because it is easy, but because it is hard."
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A very gifted man who had a remarkable way of speaking and inspiring confidence in the American people. I remember learning about jfk at a very early age and i have been an admirer since. This generation of politicians can learn alot from president Kennedy. His legacy will forever be remembered
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”We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too.” WOW
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I remember this speech very well........as an impressionable 19 year-old teenager in Houston, TX, my hero had won the presidency over Nixon. I took my younger brother and sister to see him in the motorcade to Rice University. He was in the same open blue Lincoln Continental Limo that he was assassinated in one year and 10 days later. Later we watched the speech in Rice Football Stadium. Now, 60 years later I am regularily keeping up with the literature on his assassination.
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A president we were proud of. R.I.P.
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The ambition. The audacity. The challenge. The leadership. The success.
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The absolute pride of American politics was engendered in the persona of John F Kennedy.
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One of the best we’ve had👑
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My, how far we have fallen.
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Can you imagine how “Hot” it was in Rice Stadium in September! He had to be dripping in sweat. He even brought it up. He was great in ab libs during his speeches. He could pick up on a mistake he made within seconds and make a joke of it.
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I am a permanent fan of John Fitzgerald Kennedy. His bravery and his vision are still on point today. I wish we knew who robbed us of this leader.
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WHAT A GREAT INSPIRATION TO LISTEN TO THIS MAN AND HIS HIGH VISION TO THE U S. SPACE EFFORT TO LAND MEN ON THE MOON AND BRING THEM BACK SAFELY TO THE EARTH BEFORE 1970 ! JUST INCREDIBLY FANTASTIC !
