Just 1 month and 1 day after I was born something remarkable happened...
President Kennedy called for a mission to send man to the moon during a joint session of Congress on May 25, 1961
"I believe that 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."
— President Kennedy, May 25, 1961
Here is President Kennedy's famous speech at Rice Stadium.
So when will a President of the United States make a pledge to end starvation?
Here's President John F Kennedy's speech and handwritten edits.
The president cautioned Congress that the cost would be significant, more than $9 billion in 1960s dollars. Congress accepted the challenge.
Despite skeptics who thought it could not be accomplished, Kennedy's dream became a reality on July 20, 1969, when Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong took a small step for himself and a giant step for humanity, leaving a dusty trail of footprints on the moon.
People may be skeptical about whether, if we made the commitment, we could end starvation.
I'm not. Are you?
