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Topic: President John F. Kennedy's citation of "Lovell"
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Duke Of URL
Member Posts: 1316
From: Syracuse, NY
Registered: Jan 2005
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posted 05-01-2013 07:56 PM
   
I just heard a voice recording of JFK discussing his views on going to the moon. His words were, "I would like to have an agreement on when we both try to go to the Moon, then we wouldn't have this intensive race. I don't know if they're going to the Moon. Lovell says they're not."At the point the recording was made, Jim Lovell hadn't flown into space and I've never read anything about him having a conversation with President Kennedy, but they might have met and this information may have have passed. Does anyone know if the Lovell that the President name is a different person or if it is indeed Captain Lovell? |
J.L
Member Posts: 674
From: Bloomington, Illinois, USA
Registered: May 2005
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posted 05-01-2013 08:08 PM
Probably Sir Bernard Lovell... |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 05-01-2013 08:42 PM
Indeed, to quote Stephen Smith's blog: The "Lovell" mentioned by Kennedy was Sir Bernard Lovell, a prominent British astronomer who toured the Soviet space program in the summer of 1963. Lovell had met with leaders of the Soviet program, and concluded that a Moon mission was not a priority. | |
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