Today in History, May 25: 1961 – The Man on the Moon Speech. President John F. Kennedy asks Congress for the money to send a man to the moon, and return him safely to Earth, by the end of the decade. Please listen all of the way through, then read the quotes from the men that made that happen regarding President Obama’s efforts to decimate the NASA Space Program. In 1961 President Kennedy was asking to regain the lead in space exploration from the Russians.