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Pres. Kennedy Speech, Rice University Stadium re Science & Space Pt. 1 of 3

Reel Number: 221228-05

Color: Colour

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1962

Country: USA

Location: Houston,Texas

TC Begins: 14:38:31

TC Ends: 14:51:35

Duration: 00:13:04

Pres. Kennedy Speech, Rice University Stadium re Science & Space Pt. 1 of 3 National Anthem; Prayer; Pres. Pitzer of Rice introduces VIPs, head of Bureau of Budget, NASA’s James E. Webb & Robert C. Siemans Jr., D. Brainard Holmes, Sir Solly Zuckerman Chief Scientist Advisor for England, Congressmen. Vice President Lyndon Johnson & JFK sitting on the stage along w/ many other notables. Many introductions by Pres. Pitzer of Rice University. 14:49:56 Pitzer introduces Vice President Lyndon Johnson. LBJ: “Since his inauguration I have seen our President use his energy & his intelligence; his personal warmth & his perception to try to make life in the United States more meaningful for everybody in many different ways. And always to do what he believed was best for his country, just as in other things he has put vigor & vitality into the space program...” Space Research; Space Race; Exploration; Introductions; Bureaucracy; Formalities; Religious Prayer; VIPs;

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