Question

What was the purpose of president kennedys rice stadium moon speech

Answer 1

Speech about the effort to reach the Moon delivered by President John F. Kennedy to a large crowd gathered at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas on September 12, 1962.

Answer 2

Answer: The purpose was to persuade the American people to support the Apollo program.

Explanation:

The purpose was to persuade the American people to support the Apollo program, the national effort to land a man on the Moon.

The president wanted to give the Apollo program a boost and help explain to the nation why it should be such a high priority

At Rice, Kennedy stressed that humanity's charge into space is inexorable, and that the world would be better off with the United States leading the way.