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Ed Rendell: “When President Kennedy declared that this country would put a man on the Moon before the end of the 1960s, he knew that…”

On the recordJune 22, 2009
When President Kennedy declared that this country would put a man on the Moon before the end of the 1960s, he knew that his bold, aggressive promise would require a new culture, a new mindset, and ultimately a new administration in NASA to become a reality.
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Ed Rendell

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Rendell draws a parallel between Kennedy's moonshot and current rail initiatives.

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