President John F. Kennedy

Mr. Jansky (United States of America)
Remarks at Aero-Space Medical Health Center Dedication
San Antonio, TX
November 21, 1963
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  1. partisan
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
    This is not a partisan term, and it is not the exclusive property of Republicans or Democrats.
  2. republican
    having the supreme power lying in citizens entitled to vote
    This is not a partisan term, and it is not the exclusive property of Republicans or Democrats.
  3. democrat
    an advocate of rule by and for the people
    This is not a partisan term, and it is not the exclusive property of Republicans or Democrats.
  4. era
    a period marked by distinctive character
    It refers, instead, to this Nation's place in history, to the fact that we do stand on the edge of a great new era, filled with both crisis and opportunity, an era to be characterized by achievement and by challenge.
  5. crisis
    a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something
    It refers, instead, to this Nation's place in history, to the fact that we do stand on the edge of a great new era, filled with both crisis and opportunity, an era to be characterized by achievement and by challenge.
  6. characterize
    be typical of
    It refers, instead, to this Nation's place in history, to the fact that we do stand on the edge of a great new era, filled with both crisis and opportunity, an era to be characterized by achievement and by challenge.
  7. phase
    any distinct time period in a sequence of events
    It is an era which calls for action and for the best efforts of all those who would test the unknown and the uncertain in every phase of human endeavor.
  8. endeavor
    attempt by employing effort
    It is an era which calls for action and for the best efforts of all those who would test the unknown and the uncertain in every phase of human endeavor.
  9. pioneer
    one the first colonists or settlers in a new territory
    I have come to Texas today to salute an outstanding group of pioneers, the men who man the Brooks Air Force Base School of Aerospace Medicine and the Aerospace Medical Center.
  10. research
    a seeking for knowledge
    Many Americans make the mistake of assuming that space research has no values here on earth.
  11. resource
    aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed
    For our effort in space is not as some have suggested, a competitor for the natural resources that we need to develop the earth.
Created on Thu Apr 23 10:23:21 EDT 2015

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