Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Title:
Kennedy Giving Historic Speech to Congress
Full Description:
President John F. Kennedy in his historic message to a joint session of the Congress, on May 25, 1961 declared, "...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." This goal was achieved when astronaut Neil A. Armstrong became the first human to set foot upon the Moon at 10:56 p.m. EDT, July 20, 1969. Shown in the background are, (left) Vice President Lyndon Johnson, and (right) Speaker of the House Sam T. Rayburn.
Date:
05/25/1961
NASA Center:
Headquarters
Subject Category:
Presidents
Keywords:
Armstrong
Keywords:
Kennedy
Keywords:
President
Keywords:
John
Keywords:
F.
Keywords:
JFK
Keywords:
Neil
Keywords:
Lyndon
Keywords:
Johnson
Keywords:
LBJ
Keywords:
Moon
Keywords:
Speech
Keywords:
B.
Audience:
General Public
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Moon
facet_who:
Neil A. Armstrong
facet_who:
Lyndon B. Johnson
facet_when:
May 25, 1961
facet_when:
July 20, 1969
facet_when:
05-25-1961
facet_when_year:
1961
facet_when_year:
1969
Image #:
70-H-1075
original_url:
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 1658
Center:
HQ
Center Number:
70-H-1075
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001658
Creator-Photographer:
NASA
Original Source:
DIGITAL

Kennedy Giving Historic Speech to Congress