. . . finally. . . if we are to win the battle that is now going on around the world between freedom and tyranny. . . the dramatic achievements in space which occurred in recent weeks should have made clear to us all. . . as did the Sputnik in 1957. . . the impact of this adventure on the minds of men everywhere. . . who are attempting to make a determination of which road they should take. . . our efforts in space have been under review. . . we have examined where we are strong and where we are not. . . where we may succeed and where we may not. . . Now it is time to take longer strides. . . time for a great new American enterprise. . . time for this nation to take a clearly leading role in space achievement. . . which in many ways may hold the key to our future on earth. . . It is a most important decision that we make as a nation. . . But all of you have lived through the last four years and have seen the significance of space and the adventures in space. . . and no one can predict with certainty what the ultimate meaning will be of mastery of space. . . New objectives and new money cannot solve these problems. . . They could in fact aggravate them further. . . unless every scientist. . . every engineer. . . every serviceman. . . every technician. . . contractor. . . and civil servant gives his personal pledge that this nation will move forward. . . with the full speed of freedom. . . in the exciting adventure of space. . . -jfk