September 12th, 1962, located at Rice Stadium, Houston Texas, was the day one of the most influential speeches resonated over the world. President John F. Kennedy, speaker of “Man will be on the Moon,” spoke about how he knew that if America could make advanced technology better with each day, we could go to the moon as well. JFK is a very known speaker and is highly respected by his audiences from the past and the future. His speech was a key moment in space exploration for all the people of the United States of America.
The message he announced to the whole world was that he was determined to put astronauts on Earth’s nearest neighbor, and throughout his speech, he showed how determined he is to have men make it to the moon. His feelings towards this action is very clear in this speech, because he shows how much he will stay dedicated to this plan. Kennedy knew this plan of action would be hard,but with his message of wanting to put man on the moon, he encourages the nation to support the idea. But that was not his only message, he also wanted America to be the lead of any space exploration, and for it to be the first country to go to space. He wanted to show America’s leadership with this space race after the Soviet Union reached space first. He knew of the consequences, yet he still did it
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More than 70,000 people watched both at home and in the stadium, meaning Kennedy got the attention of this many people to listen to his goal. Where the speech took place was in Rice Stadium and during Kennedy’s speech he comments about the football season that took place there, as a little side humor. In the very beginning of his speech, Kennedy thanks the members of the University who had invited him and immediately shows his credibility. He also switches the roles between the President and Professor and says he is the professor and that his speech will be the first