JFK - We choose to go to the Moon, full length

"We choose to go to the Moon"
As we sit at the precipice of a new era of exploration, I thought it appropriate to revisit the original inspiration and rationale for the first lunar exploration program as so eloquently stated by John F. Kennedy. The original speech by JFK was held in Houston, TX at the Rice Stadium in the fall of 1962.
"Many years ago the great British explorer George Mallory, who was to die on Mount Everest, was asked why did he want to climb it. He said, 'Because it is there.' Well, space is there, and we're going to climb it, and the moon and the planets are there, and new hopes for knowledge and peace are there. And, therefore, as we set sail we ask God's blessing on the most hazardous and dangerous and greatest adventure on which man has ever embarked."
-John F. Kennedy, Rice University, Sept. 12, 1962
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[@ultratruman]

It's so strange to hear a US President talking so passionately about the importance of human space travel. It feels like I'm looking at an alternate universe.

[@gltyrebiter8112]

+david beneš Compared to where we are today . . . you are!

[@DanYHKim2]

Indeed. I weep to imagine the alternative world we would have lived in, had he lived.

[@MrAhoura]

yup that's what war does to politicians.

[@RNCguy]

The day he died is the day we stopped dreaming...

[@pradeepnagila3332]

Totally Agree. He was the only president the earth could gave to the Man Kind.

[@OpisCossack]

This is how a real president talks.

[@emilylott5027]

+OpisCossack Amen.

[@MonitoMR]

Last I checked, there isn't an election in 2026, unless the future president is assassinated.

[@giveuntocaesar5324]

+OpisCossack with a thick boston accent?

[@mrcatfish2100]

Anton Zuykov Hillary Clinton

[@brookenunley4475]

I agree JFK Is One of the Best Presidents of All

[@georgeevangel4292]

"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." - John F. Kennedy

[@jeeshin4048]

I wonder what he is trying to say out of this..I mean it does seem like this quote came out from his experience. So it does seem like he is saying he wants to make use of other people's idea and thoughts and works. If he is talking about patents, I think this should be made straight in our world. I personally think, we can't just say thank you! and use anybody else's invention without any regulations. (like kenedy is kind of saying here) If this happens, evil people will use other people's inventions and make huge money in no time and the world will become enslaved by these kinds of people. Just like in north korea. Patents form pretty much everything of our society, so I think it should be dealt with very heavily.

[@gertrudemcfuzz74]

We just passed Pluto, Mr. President. Thanks for setting us on this great path of exploration. RIP sir.

[@adrianconnew5309]

+Thanos of Titan Well said that man.

[@MCO18]

And we found liquid water on Mars! What a great year for NASA!

[@-Bug-Juice-]

+Thanos of Titan Too bad it took us this long to do it. Hopefully things will some day turn up in NASA's future. We need another president like Kennedy at some point. Whether you liked him as president or not, he had some pretty inspirational goals and things to say. Sad that no one will ever see what would have happened with the U.S. given that he definitely would have won a second term.

[@RNCguy]

+Thanos of Titan You are right sir. Sadly the lack of interest the world had the last 30 years would have sadden him alot. He said it himself " Because that challenge is one we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone and one we intend to win".

[@Maarttiin]

We (human kind) just went beyond the solar system and are to penetrate interstellar space with the Voyager probes.

[@davidfreeman8574]

As a British aerospace engineer the gravitas of this speech is hard to take in, it’s overwhelming. In my field and my life it’s one of the best speeches ever made and sent humans to the sky and beyond. In my opinion JFK stood for everything that was good and great, I continually struggle to work out how much the world actually lost when John Kennedy was murdered. Oh, perfect video by the way!

[@Minimeister317]

One of the greatest speeches in all of human history, and will be remembered for many hundred years of space exploration to come.

[@JMC786]

Minimeister317 Couldn't agree more, one of my favorites

[@pmccoy8924]

Ted Sorensen. He also wrote his famous inaugural address.

[@TheTechController]

God Damm it ... I love Kennedy

[@sirmodu3623]

+Shane Nicholas Also!

[@connormacleod4922]

+Shane Nicholas Why did the CIA have to kill him?!

[@SpartanSoldierofHEAVEN]

+Connor MacLeod they couldn't have him exposing all their lies and deceit

[@gltyrebiter8112]

+Connor MacLeod The CIA had a hand in the event & cover-up but I don't think they were the sponsors of the event. I think it was more likely carried out by CIA or 'Black Ops' types at the behest of the military / industrial complex. Many who were loyal to the Cuban freedom-fighters (many of whom died at the Bay Of Pigs) were CIA connected and hated Kennedy. Kennedy's joint chiefs of staff were known to have disliked him and didn't like his inaction in Cuba and then Vietnam. In their eyes the US should have invaded Cuba and taken it back from Castro. Similarly, Vietnam was to be a shining example of US power against communism (and make money for the war-mongers) and JFK wisely wanted no part of that. I believe these are the main reasons for why JFK had to be removed . . . although LBJ's mistress claims Texas oil was after him from 1960 onward. It was just a matter of time.

[@mrsimmons9451]

+Connor MacLeod the cia didn't kill him. It was the lone gunman lee harvey oswald alone who did it, and that's that.

[@Bnio]

I love watching about 15:50 onwards, when he makes the joke about how hot it is. He's riffing, going off-script - even his body language changes - and sticks the landing. The gold standard in modern presidential speeches.

[@Alexander84]

Sometimes when I'm depressed, and lack motivation. I listen to JFK, and suddenly feel on top of the world.

[@nigeljones8202]

One time some years back when a student, I remember feeling down, going into the library and read a book on Kennedy, and came out feeling ten feet tall. Hail to the Chief

[@kellyja8]

I returned to this speech (which I heard in my childhood) after I heard Biden's cynical remarks about Musk's adventures into space. Kennedy and Musk--they have ideas about the future, about where we could go as a species, about the adventure we could live. To choose the difficult over the easy, the unknown over the known--this is the important thing.

[@pooletrainboy]

Or indeed out of this world :)

[@OskarforbergSWE]

This is such an incredible speech. Rhetorically brilliant - of course. But also so incredibly visionary.

[@michelee7928]

''Not because they are easy but because they are hard''

[@MathiasKirk]

just like his d when he sees monroe

[@thomasmann3560]

I could listen to that verse over and over again, it motivates for sure.

[@robertolemoscustodio1279]

👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@brandonwoohoo]

I want to live to see another moment like this, when will mankind step on Mars?

[@pribeli]

I would like too!

[@JordanXHale]

2036 well NASA anyway

[@marcushenness6437]

2025 approximately. Read about the space mission that they asked people to volunteer for. One way trip leaving in 2020.

[@ferbthe2gadgetguy]

A robot took 6 years and haven't humanity done that already

[@dangerousdingo8846]

Marcus Henness Mars One is not happening right now. Their prospective timetable is going to be pushed back indefinietly, because right now all they have is a planned timeline, which they cannot put into action without the necessary funding. So everytime they miss their deadlines, they are pushed back atleast 2 years, and right now there is no certainty as to when they can even do their first robotic mission to Mars. It will happen one day, just not in the 2020's. More like the late 2030's, or 2040's, *after* a NASA/International mission does it first. Private Industry never take the lead when it comes to space exploration. They're only now just finally doing something, & that is only cargo runs to the ISS. After the Governments do it, then private industry will follow.

[@Ian-nl9yd]

Whoever had to speak after President Kennedy must have been shitting his pants during that standing ovation.

[@cartoonscollecting1891]

Ian McLastname I would pass out long fat joints and tell em to pass it around

[@newleibniz6775]

Ian McLastname Fortunately, he was the only speaker that day.

[@WhiteCamry]

+James Dolbeck Not in Texas in 1962, you wouldn't.

[@smaakjeks]

+Ian "So, uh... *clears throat* ..."

[@ezomaruzcategui80]

8:24 "..But why, some say, the moon? Why choose this as our goal? And they may well ask why climb the highest mountain? Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic? Why does Rice play Texas? We choose to go to the moon. 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."

[@andeace23]

no man in politics has charisma like this any more

[@KenshinHimura-eb9bv]

andeace23 Yea have you seen Obama's speeches there so terrible and so are trump

[@cw__]

so he's called Obama... just google him you'll see

[@ledfloyd9035]

@★ Froggie Animation ★ Reagan has some great speeches (say what you will about his politics) but he was a damn fine motivator.

[@curiouscat94x77]

When college/ university gets difficult, I come back to this video and it always brings tears to my eyes and reignites that passion for mastering my craft and accomplishing my goal ❤

[@jackson528]

Best president ever. A war hero, a believer, and a leader. Just wished he never died.

[@marshin209]

Ya he was the gayest man ever but Communist rats had to take him a way :(

[@olliepainter2155]

@@marshin209 ...gayest?

[@seanlav8040]

Am not American am Irish I would follow him

[@manfacetweek]

Yes, but even if he didnt die, He would most likely be dead now.

[@tonysantanna5705]

srry he got qwikscoped m8 LMAOOO

[@MythTvIndia]

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,

[@hellbenttrent]

Why does the addition of "in this decade" add so much power to this quote? His word order and sentence structure is so effective that it is baffling.

[@ripnob]

because that goal, is one we are willing to accept

[@Benex101]

That speech was full of hope and dreams, not only in the 'now', but also for the future. I sometimes lie awake at night, wondering what would be, if people like Kennedy lead our nations today.

[@matt2m]

Same the man is a legend a true leader.

[@DavidIyoha]

I am obsessed with this speech.

[@heterosectional]

Get over it.

[@DavidIyoha]

Roger Regor No I can't, it's addictive.

[@r.k.2355]

Mr. President, Today 19th July 2019 is the day, when we miss you so much. We all human beings, irrespective of country, cast and religion are forever indebted to you and your vision to land on moon.

[@rare6499]

This was a dangerous time, the red heat of the cold war, terrible racial segregation and injustice. And yet, Kennedy, a man of true vision gave hope to millions because there was a vision. Because there was a feeling of true progress. Because he led with courage and honour. May he rest in peace for all time. My hero.

[@partnerbuilt]

One of the greatest speeches of our time

[@sek929]

We invented NASA and landed on the moon in a decade, amazing what the USA is capable of in the realms of furthering humanity, and how little we have done for it since then.

[@alexreeves5538]

sek929 We have lost ambitious leaders. Everyone in politics now a days are focused more on getting re-elected rather than bettering and helping mankind. America has taken a drastic turn for the worse after his death. I see very little hope for out country.

[@Dingalingring]

+sek929 I'm not an American myself (I'm Irish), but, sadly, I completely agree with you. Reportedly, the U.S. military have been keeping a plethora of beneficial, advanced technologies hidden solely for their own use for decades. Anyway, those of you in the USA who are good, honest people (numbering millions, no doubt) should try not to beat yourselves up for the destruction caused by a sinister, cold-hearted minority of power-hungry parasites. In any case, it's the ordinary people of America and your collective unity, courage and optimism that make your nation great - not the obscenely expensive space programs initiated in your name... The rest of the world is observing your increasingly unsettling plight as it unfolds further (the introduction of The Patriot Act, Homeland Security and Martial Law are worrying - and they'll probably ban civilian gun ownership soon). Governmental persecution of people who have collected rainwater on their own property for their own personal/domestic use has really shocked me as well. Your government and its federal agencies (especially), such as the CIA and NSA, have completely (and knowingly) desecrated and defied the egalitarian tenets outlined in your original Declaration of Independence. It's disgraceful. Unfortunately, your country is on the frontline of what we're all up against now, or sooner or later. I'm always hoping that good will prevail over bad, and that some benevolent force will intervene from outside the U.S. to turn things around for you - but it seems that all the nations worldwide are one and the same, pursuing the same agenda of human enslavement (financially and otherwise, via limits to and/or elimination of different freedoms). We're all standing together on this critical precipice in time where our primary concern is now reduced to trying to further humanity in the most literal sense - to prevent humanity's complete demise. I'm not a religious person, but we could really use the help of a miracle or some kind of divine intervention right now!

[@veritasabsoluta4285]

+Alex Reeves THAT'S WHY YOU NEED TO VOTE FOR BERNIE SANDERS, HE IS AMERICA'S HOPE.

[@allkillhon5209]

+sek929 As +SallyTheSeahorse said, I find it quite sad that USA is choosing the "fear option". For a country that made mankind step on the Moon, building a wall and increase furthermore the budget of the army is completely offside. I am not an American (Swiss) but I feel like ending the nostalgic hate between Roscosmos and NASA should be the best option.

[@MrBikerJesus]

+Kim Petersen Unfortunately if he was in charge we'd be filing for bankruptcy.

[@SteveBlakes]

One of my favorite Presidents, and first ladies. My mother was at the ironing board on November 22, 1963, much like she was on many days as I remember as a kid of 6. On that day, in front of the TV while she did the families clothes, mom started weeping and weeping. As a small child, I picked up on that immediately, and then she looked at me and said, "Steve, watch the TV and this very sad event over the loss of our President, and you will remember this day for the rest of your life." I have remembered that day, 50 years ago. RIP JFK and Jacqueline.

[@chetankamble6904]

I m from India....but I love Sir John F Kennedy ...His each and every word in the Moon speech makes a rush of adrenaline.....

[@Ryan-gx4ce]

It is astonishing how quickly we got to the moon and that we didnt have more casualities. Absolutely astonishing

[@harnod]

This fills me with pride of being a human. I am Czech, yet the speech is so moving and inspiring even to me

[@henrybechtel3644]

I don't think the Czechs have a space program but I'm pretty sure I saw a clip of Dominik Hasek launching a guy into space once

[@michaellatham4890]

Once we become a space-faring, interplanetary human species there will be no need for labels of countries. Although it will probably not be in my time, I hope humanity reaches that point.

[@AW-zk5qb]

@@michaellatham4890 why? Please not the far left one world communistic utopia. We have different nations, civilizations and cultures, some better than others. You can have pride in your nation if/when it accomplishes great things

[@alexvolkov223]

I feel like JFK was the last respectable president in the Democratic Party, or hell.. in any of the parties. He was someone you could respect no matter which political side you leaned to, because he truly tried to unify and represent all the people, he saw himself as not the leader of special interests, not the leader of only his voters or his party, but of the whole nation. He gave a sense of hope for everybody, he was a true progressive in his ambitious desire to move ahead and become stronger and greater and more knowledgeable everyday. He didn't want to drag the country back, he didn't believe our best was behind us, he wanted us to move forward with bravery that we can face and conquer each new challenge that lays ahead. I would have liked to live during those times when there still seemed to be truth and hope for the future, of course those decades had their own problems (racism, segregation, ignorance towards different people) but our decade has more or less the same problems. We're in some ways in more divisive than before, JFK wanted to unify mankind and make us understand how amazing we can be if we work together side by side towards all of our future, in peace, but unfortunately we aren't unified now. We're polarized more than ever.

[@KurtGodel432]

JFK and Reagan. Our two last real leaders. Virtually every once since has been a communist or a globalist warmonger.

[@modernwarfare186]

JFK and Reagan was very for globalisng its not something u can stop? And the USA have never had a left President if you think that you are just plain wrong.

[@CT_Taylor]

Ignoring Carter. Ignoring...... uh....the last respectable Republican president(pretty liberal now) was Eisenhower. Johnson advanced civil rights(though was riding off the wave of JFK's work)

[@jamiedow6246]

Alex Volkov he was a truly inspiring man

[@ryanhatch3741]

Devin O'Brien Obama tried to unite the people, his opposition is what divided the nation for petty purpose. Obama is by no means a great president but he isn't near as bad as Nixon, Bush, LBJ, Hoover, Wilson, Jackson, Bush Jr., etc.

[@erdingtown]

What an intelligent president and many intelligent people. Today, most people would not be able to follow his speech because they don't have the attention span nor the education to understand his "big words"

[@tootallmoe]

He was the first and last GREATEST president to ever sit in the oval office.

[@sundhaug92]

***** What about FDR?

[@heterosectional]

It was a great time to con the sheeple.

[@this_mfr]

Sorry...I stopped reading after that big word "intelligent"...

[@kadeehrler3378]

I'm 14 writing an essay on this speech and he doesn't have any "big words"

[@Justin-uh9zp]

On 17:23 ,the ending part of the speech was sampled in "Above the Clouds" by Gang Starr.

[@SleeplessStudyClub]

and a fine track it is thats why im actually here

[@chris747f]

This gives me goosebumps every time I listen to it, it's such a good speech!

[@joanpeach8927]

He inspired young people. Now our presidents embarrass them.

[@ionediasadv]

One the most import speeches of all times!!! It´s amazing.

[@Dementor-mi7oo]

BEST SPEECH EVER HE IS SO COOL

[@grantwaldron8770]

Are you kidding me! Love this man! Even explained the cost of space travel! What President has ever told us what the cost of any endeavor would cost us! Bravo to John Kennedy!

[@Hector-sp2hv]

This very inspiring speech was made exactly 54 years ago (September 12, 1962 today (September 12, 2016)! It's a shame our country doesn't dream anymore of going even further into space. Now we're reduced to buying space shots from old Russian technology.

[@izzad777]

in less than a week, elon musk will reveal the Mars Colonial Transporter (MCT). its a new generation of dreamers. have hope. the great filter is on the horizon. lets fly beyond it.

[@ryandoe11]

are you serious?!?! Have you heard of spaceX or the many satellites that are up in our solar system looking to see whats further than what we know, yeah NASA hasn't has much activity but there is still a huge portion of people that dream to go further.. Also theres a satellite that is going to try to get the first shots of a black hole within a week, now thats revolutionary

[@alexshi8583]

listen kids, if nasa cant do something about it, private companies are going to want to venture further into the world of space commercialization. and if no one can do it, china and india will do it. it doesnt matter if the nuke came first or the power plant came first. the technology developed will be shared by all of us.

[@vitaliidubenskyi5213]

not even russain..

[@Mandragara]

space+profit motive=death

[@irinesiraj]

What an inspiring speech... even after 50 yrs!

[@Simba97]

absolute legend , deepest respects

[@fd7231]

I've heard this speech before, I know it. But to hear it again now, in this historical moment our Country is in...I feel like I am suffocating. It is devastating to see that, 57 years ago, this is how the President of the United States used to speak. The eloquence, the depth, the vision, the inspiration instilled into everybody listening. The awesome power of words. I've read somewhere that when John F. Kennedy died, America died with him. I am so afraid it did :-(

[@superturd8901]

"Do not pray for easy lives my friends, pray for- stronger men!"

[@vektorblue]

Even here, now, 50 years after he was killed by cowards, his words present the aspirations of everything that is the personification of what America is. We work and strive forward , and this mans visions and positivity are why my 8 year old bears his name. KENNEDY, a man of and for the people. We are blessed and cursed with the hopes of this man whom fell too soon. Imagine what we could be....... :)

[@sundhaug92]

No, he represents what the US and west ought to be! Today we are a hollow ruin of our former selves!

[@davesuiter]

We were once the greatest nation on earth. Look at us now.

[@elewojo]

+GTown Dave Who's better? I want you to tell me that. China? They oppress their people and are only interested in how the world views them. Russia? They're an oligarchy hijacked by a man who panders to the poor but serves the rich. India? They hold promise, but are stuck in between a third world country and a first, they have decades to go, but I believe in them. So who now stands greater than the United States of America? Which other countries have launched robotic missions to Mars, which other countries have launched interstellar craft that have captured images of Pluto? I want you to name one country that has accomplished more in the endeavors of space travel than America. We invented the internet, the only reason you and I are communicating are through the efforts of Americans like us. You are a cynical person to believe that we've fallen so far, when every year new technologies are invented at our universities, colleges that people from all over the world compete to get into. I think you may be taking what America has given your for granted, and I suggest you travel the world to understand what it truly means to be an American. Do not let the cynicism of the media control your point of view, nor the division of politics, but let perspective alter your outlook of what it means to be an American.

[@davesuiter]

We bombed our enemies into submission (Germany and Japan) and then sold our products to them for the next 40 years. If you were German or Japanese and you wanted a washer, dryer or electronics you bought them from Uncle Sam. We have squandered that money and now we have the Detroit of 2016. One out of every three citizens is drawing assistance. In 1950 in was 1 in 147. Progress. 60%+ of our citizens believe in angels and demons and 80% in a god. Our greatest invention is the H1 visa. We love the Chinese and Indians; they make fine scientists. We own 19 trillion in hard dollars. I love my country and wouldn't want to live anywhere except Germany or the Nederlands. Our strength has been in our immigrants; we are a nation of immigrants. Werner von Braun anyone? We have a Mars rover while children in Atlanta starve. Minorities in the USA are paid more in stipends than minimum wage; meanwhile they have babies paid for by the state. It;s midnight and I'm tired. You get my drift.

[@matt2m]

preach my friend

[@anonimushbosh]

G Town Dave America still sells billions to the Japanese. Their currency is reliable cars & fancy electronics with which they purchase billions of American dollars every day.

[@lewisfredette1319]

if only they had a clue as to what we would be now

[@xenomann442]

Amazing how it took 12 years to go from the first ever object in orbit, to the first man on the moon. Yet 42 years after the last moon mission, we have gone no further than the ISS....

[@heterosectional]

We never went to the moon. Get over your delusions.

[@xenomann442]

Roger Regor Don't you think the Soviet Union would've exposed the Americans if they faked the moon landings? The Soviet Union had deep space trackers. They also sent several rovers and landers to the moon after 1969. So if there was any doubt, they could've just sent a rover to the Sea of Tranquility in 1970, and then after finding no lunar module, prove the Americans faked it. Why wouldn't the USSR have done this? That would be a huge propaganda win for their side during the Cold War.

[@heterosectional]

There is no hard evidence that we went to the moon. The only possible evidence brought back could have easily been fact. The so-called space rocks were found in Alaska. At first, NASA and their toady "scientists" said there was nowhere else on earth rocks like this could be found. But aha, "moon rocks" were found in Alaska. I've got more important things to do than argue with video game fools like you. So addio!

[@xenomann442]

Roger Regor Okay let's say you're right. This begs the question, why didn't the USSR expose them?

[@Slabeddi]

We have gone beyond our solar system. In July 2015 New Horizons will come very close to Pluto and it's moons. For the first time we will have close ups of Pluto. Voyager 1 and two were launched in 1977 and 30 years later exited our solar system. We have done so much scince 1969. We have just not done it with people. Nasa is testing their new Orion craft which will be able to take humans to astroids and to orbit around Mars. All achivements in space are not published in newspapers. Just look a little closer and you will see how much we've found.

[@Stadiongatan]

I love this speech. Great vision and inspiration. My favourite part is the smile at 16:12.

[@haupt22]

This is probably the most underrated speech in American history.

[@pribeli]

This is the most important speech of mankind!

[@Straddllw]

When America was great.

[@TheAirZeus]

FRAGS EFFECT Are you saying that he wasn't American? He was born in the U.S. Aside from your dumbass comment, what would his nationality (which is American, because you clearly don't know the difference between nationality and ethnicity) have anything to do with his claims of America's status being "great"?

[@Straddllw]

I'd rather have Obama for 50 years than any of those psychopath GOPs.

[@jimmypage2138]

Straddllw obama is a half-breed dolt

[@bobjobs6461]

***** dame you

[@imanigause5019]

Right

[@cH33zewarri0r]

I wonder if those people in the crowd knew that this speech would be one of the most popular in the world?

[@kct787]

I am sure half of them are still in this world and no surprising they have been keep telling their grandchild that they were one of the audiences

[@krischan67]

Mankind has been on the moon because of that speech. As a German, I take pride in being from the country who provided the engineers to do the job, but without that speech, it would not have been done. Kennedy said we do it and dammit, they did!

[@myspacebarbrokenevermindif9892]

Aw, you humans are growing up so fast. I think i'm gonna cry, it seems just like yesterday you kids were still sharpening wooden spears with stones, now you harnessed nuclear power. Go on kids, do this before i die, go beyond our solar system, say hi to alpha centauri for me when you get that far.

[@col2142]

Wernher Von Braun..... Yaaayyy....

[@megahappy2bemeIntheStarz]

Well, it took people/engineers , scientists , etc. of all nationalities to do it, though I know you mean how the German scientists had developed the rockets from their research which provided the basis for it . Yes, the US and Russia (almost wrote USSR for a second there, LOL) employed those scientist after the war. So yes, Germany greatly aided in making that dream a reality and should celebrate it too. It is a human kind achievement.

[@mml1426]

Hahahahaha Germany has done shit. There was scientists and engineers from all over the world, not just Germany

[@krischan67]

@@mml1426 If you want to keep on believing in your fairy tale versions of history, I'm fine with it. BTW, I haven't said that it were Germans only.

[@GarethPW]

8:40

[@targaflorio3239]

For mine, one of the most profound and powerful speeches. JFK's delivery and force of conviction are truly mesmerizing. He had that entire stadium and the world eating out of the palm of his hand. Even today. Rest in peace. A truly inspirational President.

[@Pulsonar]

''Not because they are easy but because they are hard'' My goosebumps know a Kennedy speech when they hear one! He had an indescribable power to move, motivate and inspire.

[@markburgess1070]

A president for yesterday, today ... and always.

[@mollendinousa]

I'm a Republican, but I admire President John F. Kennedy.

[@keemstar6914]

mollendinousa thats true

[@joshuabarosin779]

mollendinousa he was conservative, he ran as a democrat though.

[@byronmak7943]

The us versus them mentality we are dealing with today hardly existed back then.

[@thehurrikain4139]

David Velevski funny because he was Roman Catholic and they’re typically really close with the church (I’m not and I’m Roman Catholic). People used his religion as a reason to NOT vote for him

[@csbaca1]

We all have the strongest desire to see the United States realize it's true potential. Regardless of political ideologies

[@avidrandomer]

This was the last president, who actually believed he was the president. God bless him, and his immortal soul.

[@Irowthe1x]

“Not because it is easy, but because it is hard” - words to live by.

[@pragmaticmansboots]

The famous lines start around 8:30. Still love the Rice/UT quote

[@TheInkPitOx]

They are all inspiring regardless

[@peterbravestrong]

What an inspirational speaker and a great man. No one since has even come close.

[@metatrontf]

Every year I get a Kennedy obsession (since 2011), so here I am.

[@The76Malibu]

I always come back to this speech. I cry such happy tears.

[@AlexanderJohnLee]

When I ask myself, "why am I doing this, this is difficult"... I remember this speech and it puts my difficulties into perspective and gives me the push to keep going.

[@immanuelsegol829]

What a great man and president he was :D

[@Rajanand28]

"We do this not because it is Easy, But Because It is Hard." My respect.

[@robertolemoscustodio1279]

👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@robertolemoscustodio1279]

A fronteira é o espaço !👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@robertolemoscustodio1279]

Limited is the space !

[@robertolemoscustodio1279]

Ele falava sério e com o sorriso no rosto !

[@velitasali]

"Well, space is there, and we're going to climb it, and the moon and the planets are there, and new hopes for knowledge and peace are there. And, therefore, as we set sail we ask God's blessing on the most hazardous and dangerous and greatest adventure on which man has ever embarked." This must be quoted in my homework :D

[@hermskiluv]

8:51 is the most iconic quote of this speech!!! Brilliant!!!

[@dkstryker]

Its sad President Kennedy didn't live to see the day when man went to the moon in the final year of the 60's.. Its sad that since President Kennedy's passing, we haven't had a leader who's heart was filled with love and faith for the American Citizens so truly than JFK. He always had faith and he believed in the American citizen's ability to make good choices.

[@garykerkow366]

I believe JFK was the best president of the 20th century.

[@tomgibson6801]

fdr wasx better but jfk was great

[@keemstar6914]

FDR I think cause he had more time in office but yes jfk was great

[@ionediasadv]

With this great man the United States chose to go to the Moon. And Universal History chose this great man for immortality! As long as there is world, JFK will be remembered. Our applause, our homage, from the city of Juiz de Fora, Brazil.

[@bittertea]

17:17 "Many years ago the great British explorer George Mallory, who was to die on Mount Everest, was asked why did he want to climb it. He said, "Because it is there." . Well, space is there, and we're going to climb it, and the moon and the planets are there, and new hopes for knowledge and peace are there. And, therefore, as we set sail we ask God's blessing on the most hazardous and dangerous and greatest adventure on which man has ever embarked."

[@saltaenutrof]

One of my favorite speeches of all time. Possible the best ever.

[@JacobCuevasVFX]

One of Houston's proudest moments

[@saigesheen]

Jacob Cuevas near the the 1968 space launch to the moon

[@pHappyfeet]

I wish the USA would be as interested in science as it used to. Now, the general public is only interested in what ever Snookie or Kardashian is doing...

[@TheBMOCishere]

You re absolutely right. I am a very big supporter of science.

[@themegjake4000]

Depends on how you look at it. Todays average teenager and citizen, yes. And unfortunaltley at that. But, our sientists are good. So as I see it, you are half right. Yes we are not as interested, but we are not dumb either. That and kids are just being raised wrong now a days. Nobody is as willing to do something great.

[@TheBMOCishere]

But, many of the new generation aren't excited about academics.

[@charlesmcdowell9436]

+Matthew Canady I'm excited about it, just not the student loan part.

[@myspacebarbrokenevermindif9892]

I do hope that in the near future we will encourage careers in science and technology.

[@grantwaldron8770]

One of the greatest speeches he ever made! Thank you for posting it!! I love it..

[@theseageek]

Every sentence in JFK’s speech can easily be used as an inspirational quote for life. He’s easily one of my favorite POTUS. Can't believe we went from greats like Kennedy and Eisenhower to the buffoon today.

[@redact2186]

I bet you feel pretty stupid right now

[@JaneDoe-qz9zm]

" This country was conquered by those who move foreword, and so will space."

[@AndreaGarcia-wd8fk]

I'm not American, but I have to admit that I find this speech very motivating. He was a great man.

[@marcelofasurnacchie7482]

if you still had any doubts about the superiority of JFK in particular, and Democrats in general as a political organization, over their opponents, here is your answer. What an honest, precise, intelligent, enlightened speech.

[@micahy.6190]

If Trump had been President in the 60's: "The rocket is gonna be Huge! The trip is gonna be tremendous!"

[@megahappy2bemeIntheStarz]

LOL- yeah, and he would take credit for it too. Of course with his and the recent and current GOP "leadership" we probably wouldn't be able to have that space program because of the dumb tax cuts they give the rich & corporations , thus causing huge Deficits (their specialty too since Reagan) . So under today's Republicans and tRump we would have never made it to orbiting the earth , let alone the moon (because remember back then during that time we were also involved in the Vietnam war too and funding that war, besides everything else & the space program). It put a lot of people to work though- 450,000 jobs directly connected to that program alone.

[@someone-yw2qw]

we're gonna build a rocket and the aliens will pay for it

[@GeorgeSundancermusic]

JFK, a man with a vision.

[@johnlavery6116]

I agree

[@ozzyfromspace]

I only came here for “the other things”, but wow, his speech from the very beginning was laced with intelligence and stunning thought. This president was truly impressive, and I can see how his absence in the White House likely set the United States on a deflated, alternate path. Maybe learning from people such as these will provide us the ideological resources to alter the momentum of our history and define a better world of tomorrow. Of course, for this we must truly embrace in the deepest reaches of our hearts and minds that we must engage in *the other things,* for in the words of Professor Albert Einstein, “madness is doing the same thing over and over and hoping for a different result.” America needs JFKs message now more than ever. It was never about getting to space, or making history with the moon landings. Well, in a practical sense it was, but that’s not why every American said, “yeah, let’s do it!”. On a deeper level, it was about inspiring America to believe that we could accomplish far greater feats than anything we could imagine. JFK was the aspiration America needed then, and this visceral message in this timely 1962 speech is what we need now. It’s time for us to get serious again, and do the other things, space included. The things that shouldn’t be possible, the things that make your chest beat faster because your excitement inevitably bashes on the hard rocks of an insufficient reality. Those are the things we need to work on. JFK got it. Anyway, this is an amazing video, thank you for preserving history. I’m 24, about to start a space tech startup (very early R&D stage, not rocketry), and this video basically outlines the character of the company I will create. One whose purpose is solely to do *the other things.* Thank you.

[@andrew-uh6lc]

Who would dislike this.... THIS IS AMAZING

[@timothyhughes1904]

When I see this man and think of our current president, a wave of sadness washes over me.

[@Haterman-ys3us]

Lol this comment aged horribly look at Biden….history won’t judge trump as harshly as modern media did

[@timothyhughes1904]

@@Haterman-ys3us Time will tell.

[@Haterman-ys3us]

@@timothyhughes1904 dumb comment after literally all the issues with trump have been exacerbated under Biden

[@timothyhughes1904]

@@Haterman-ys3us The only thing dumb is your blind Trump devotion.

[@mattk3385]

If jfk was still alive I would vote for him

[@megahappy2bemeIntheStarz]

Hey, his great nephew (RFK's grandson) Joe Kennedy III is in the House as a Rep. and thought of running for POTUS this time around, but I haven't seen anymore on it. I get his emails. I have watched Joe's speeches and webcasts and like his earnestness, enthusiasm, and intelligence.

[@sneffels]

Looking back, that is, or was one hell of a speech. Considering the times, It is quite inspiring. Not only for the ambitions of the want to explore space, and in its own way peace. But also as a deterrence against the soviets, axis, of the time. It was really well thought out as a speech and even better said.

[@antoinebracy5718]

Masterful... I cant stop listening. Probably my 10th already!

[@christianalvarez3883]

JFK was THE man!!

[@brianhare276]

Then: We Choose To Go To The Moon Now: We Choose To Go To Mars

[@kjackry3389]

spaceeeeeeeeeee!

[@Rainstormofminecraft]

It's not that he lacks the passion. It's simply because right now we have other problems to worry about. Back then America was prospering and its economy was booming. They were a true superpower and had hardly anything to worry about. We also wanted to beat the soviets and prove our nations power. Which we did! In my opinion Obama is just as passionate.

[@0907oliv]

+Rain Storm Back then we had nuclear war to worry about (and we still do today). But back then I remember going to bed at night wondering if the bomb was going to drop in the middle of the night. Today one of our greatest crises, besides the Middle East mess, is global warming. Unfortunately Obama has moved too slow on this issue. It was 4 years before he even mentioned the word environment in his second inaugural address, and six years before he had an actual achievement. Too late as far as I am concerned. You just don't stall and put off an issue that affects the survival of the planet and all of humanity. Even if you can't get legislation through Congress, a President can use his office to make speeches and educate the American people and ask for their support. He wasted his entire first term and did nothing. I suspect, although I don't know for sure, that it was because of political contributions he took. Sorry, but I not only think he lacks the passion of JFK, he lacks the inner strength, he sold out on the most important issue of the day, because he wanted to be President so badly.

[@alainpresillas]

Wow! That speech! Thank you for sharing this! Whoever is the speechwriter, surely is a genius! 👌👌👌👍👍👍

[@community1949]

A wonderful man of eloquence and bravery - boy do we need someone like this now in 2018. Need I say more?

[@ericholladay2900]

The last truly great president this country had.

[@thefinnbomb8321]

+Eric Holladay What about Ronald Reagan? Or was he not good enough to be considered "truly great"?

[@tomgibson6801]

carter wasn't great but he was the last honest one

[@keemstar6914]

Ronald Reagan

[@detvit8314]

Reagan is the cause of all trouble America facing now.

[@philcollins4092]

Eric Holladay no, that would be Regan. Sorry to break it to you but but it's the truth. It really is!

[@enetcracker]

Back when the United States was a force of good in the world.

[@bigmac0416]

Bro your a fucking idiot ...around this time ..blacks were being discriminated

[@auenlandshitproductions1414]

Makes me cry everytime...this is truly inspirational!

[@alsidiqabdullahi9594]

I am having Goosebumps everywhere,listening to this speech.Great JFK.

[@CarnoProductions]

#PrayForJFK

[@0907oliv]

Yet another great speech by JFK. (I've counted at least 18.) He inspired, he challenged, he lifted our spirits. One of many reasons to love him and celebrate his life.

[@hankmurphy3882]

2 things from this legendary speech. When I hear "we choose to go to the moon" in my mind the theme from "From Earth to the Moon" starts playing. When I hear JFK refer to George Mallory, and the "space is there" I hear the great theme from (the admittedly poor) Wing Commander play in my head.

[@aliciashear5692]

I think it's cool how quiet and attentive the crowds were back then.

[@matt2m]

The legend I wish we could have had even one more person like Kennedy in US history. Hell I just wish the man got his second term instead of a bullet. One of the greatest leaders ever got the whole county on one mission I hope to see this type of leadership in my generation. We were the greatest, china is taking the next great race, solar right from under us.

[@NAMELESS-ln7gm]

lonewolf5460 you can never get another like jfk because he will suffer the same fate.

[@casecamel6719]

I have to say J.F.K gave hell of a speech.

[@casecamel6719]

I mean in a good way

[@gammaechofoundationproductions]

Such an inspiring speech! I look forward to seeing more of your videos! Let's reactivate the space program, pronto! You just earned a new subscriber! :)

[@Maliceyee]

It was 2006 (16y old), back in Belgium when i first heard Guru and Premier's 'above the clouds' on an ipod my brother brought home from Australia. The intro always gave me a very mystical, nostalgic feeling. Now, 15years later I have come to realise the intro is the end of this speech...