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"Now is the time...for this nation to take a clearly leading role in space achievement, which in many ways may hold the key to our future on Earth." - President John F. Kennedy

John F Kennedy On May 25th, 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced to Congress his goal of sending an American to the moon by the end of the decade and asks for financial support of an accelerated space program. He made the task a national priority and a mission in which all Americans would share, stating that "it will not be one man going to the moon - it will be an entire nation." In a speech before Congress, JFK linked the need for a space program with the political and economic battle between democracy and communism. At that time, the U.S. and the Soviet Union were already locked in an arms race. Not to be outdone by America's Cold War rivals, President Kennedy pledged in 1961 to support an American space program that would eventually dwarf the Soviet program in technological achievements and investment. He urged Congress to mobilize financial resources to speed up the pace of the space program's progress, insisting that America should "go into space because whatever mankind must undertake, free men must fully share."

Kennedy's vision did not become a reality until six years after his assassination. On July 20, 1969, then-President Richard Nixon watched with the world while Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk on the moon. Just after Armstrong planted the American flag on the moon, President Nixon contacted Armstrong via phone to congratulate him on behalf of all Americans saying "I just can't tell you how proud we are."

FlatSigned has been truly blessed and honored to have been able to have a close working relationship with many of the brave men that helped pioneer the United States and mankind's exploration into the great unknown that is space. We have been able to publish 2 Signed Leatherbound Limited Edition books with one of the first men to set foot on the moon, Buzz Aldrin. We were able to maintain a warm friendship with the late Wally Schirra, who was gracious enough to sign numerous books for us and even wrote a blurb for our 'Presidential Legacy' book by President Gerald R. Ford. We have books and correspondence with many other astronauts such as John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Richard Gordon, Edgar Mitchell, and Alan Bean. In addition, we have maintained a friendship with one of the greatest science fiction authors in history who is an ardent supporter of man's conquest of space, Arthur C. Clarke. We are proud to offer from our collection to yours, a great selection of some of our best astronaut signed books at very Special VIP Prices!