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On this day, May 25, 1961, President Kennedy called for a manned lunar landing.
"President Kennedy, in a second State of the Union address ..."
"I believe this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth"--today 1961:
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Thu May 25, 2023: On this day, May 25, 1961, President Kennedy called for a manned lunar landing.