I hope that this award, which in a sense closes out this particular phase of the space program, will be a stimulus to them and to other astronauts who will carry our flag to the moon and perhaps even someday beyond.
Remarks Upon Presenting the Collier Trophy to the First U.S. Astronauts
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It is a great pleasure for Mrs. Kennedy and myself to welcome the Black Watch to the White House.
We are proud to have them here also because they are a Scottish Regiment, and that green and misty country has sent hundreds and thousands of Scottish men and women to the United States and they have been among our finest citizens.
Well, I don't think it is probably useful to discuss it in detail here.
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