10/31/1964
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"I have complete and absolute faith that young Americans of the present will be equal to the demands that destiny might make of them."
"And I would express the hope that all nations may become willing to join in such great enterprises for the good of mankind."
"This is, first of all, a very tangible and valuable realization of the promise and potential of man's exploration of space."
"By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows—Section 1."