WEBVTT - Welcome to 9 Days in July

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<v Speaker 1>Ignition sequence start. You think you know the story of

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<v Speaker 1>Apollo eleven, but you don't. What you know is only

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<v Speaker 1>a small part of the most profound human achievement in history.

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<v Speaker 1>I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving

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<v Speaker 1>the goal of landing a man on the Moon and

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<v Speaker 1>returning him safely to the Earth. Less than three weeks

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<v Speaker 1>after launching the first American into space, a trip that

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<v Speaker 1>lasted only fifteen minutes, the President went before Congress and

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<v Speaker 1>charged the country with landing on the Moon before the

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<v Speaker 1>end of the decade. And why so that we could

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<v Speaker 1>wallop the Russians? Could I need to look? This was

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<v Speaker 1>one of the most tumultuous eras in American history. The

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<v Speaker 1>profoundly unpopular Vietnam War was raging on without an end

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<v Speaker 1>in sight. Back home, at the Democratic National Convention, thousands

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<v Speaker 1>of demonstrators clashed violently with police. They said they were

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<v Speaker 1>there to protest the war, poverty, racism, and other social illiments.

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<v Speaker 1>Some of them were also determined to provoke a confrontation.

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<v Speaker 1>The United States seemed to be coming apart at the

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<v Speaker 1>seems America needed a reason to reach for a greatness

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<v Speaker 1>beyond our misfortunes. We needed Apollo left speed. Pulling off

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<v Speaker 1>Kennedy's audacious vision required hundreds of thousands of people, tens

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<v Speaker 1>of thousands of companies, and tens of billions of dollars

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<v Speaker 1>to go to the moan and this decay and do

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<v Speaker 1>the other things, not because they are easy, but because

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<v Speaker 1>they are on. Using never before heard mission audio, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going to take you through the family lives that fueled

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<v Speaker 1>the astronauts, the political intrigue that cleared the way, and

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<v Speaker 1>the collective drive of the country that pushed us into

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<v Speaker 1>the future. This is Nine Days in July. New episodes

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