 May 9, 
1961,

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and he challenged America to go to the moon in 10 years and return a 
man safely. That was very daring. We had not even invented Tang yet, 
and our rockets were blowing up on the launch pad. But he did it 
because President Kennedy understood one thing about the American 
character, he understood that Americans are genius when it comes to 
innovation, and that Americans love a challenge.
  We need now a bold vision and a challenge to America to invent our 
way out of this dif