President Kennedy convinced not only the public that occupied Rice stadium, but the entire American nation to literally and metaphorically shoot for the stars. While there were problems that plagued the nation in the sixties; such as the fight for civil rights and the fear of the cold war overseas, one could not help but forget all of that on the evening of September 12, 1962. The nation was uplifted and encouraged to fight for a common cause that for once, did not involve violence. In previous situations America came together in order to win wars, this time around they would be joining together to break through barriers and accomplish a common scientific goal. Kennedy made sense of an unheard of situation and brought in support from many others, all while playing into the favor of every American citizen who heard his speech that evening. When one brings up the sixties there are many aspects that come to mind. The most commonly thought of description is a divided nation within the United States. The fear of the Cold War led to distrust amongst the nation. Police brutality was on the rise, which drew a line between the general public and law enforcement. There was never a point that one would view the sixties as a point in history in which the American public would be willing to participate in something that they didn’t see benefiting them specifically. Americans were selfish in this time period and this was partially a…show more content… However, this is understandable considering no one had won the race to the moon at this point in history. It would be impossible for him to pull out a credible source to say that going to the moon would pay off. However, he overcomes this challenge by bringing in encouragement as to why we as a nation should have pushed on anyways. For example, he quotes George Mallory “who was to die on Mount Everest, and was asked why he wanted to climb it. He said, ‘because it is
