Record Album, "We Came in Peace for All Mankind," 1969
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Artifact Overview
This milestone in space exploration began with President John F. Kennedy's request to increase funding for the U.S. space program on May 25, 1961, "Special Message to Congress on Urgent National Needs." He stated, "I believe this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth."
Artifact Details
Artifact
Phonograph record
Date Made
1969
Subject Date
1960-1969
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made by Decca Records, a division of MCA Inc., New York, New York.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2013.50.42
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Estate of Dr. and Mrs. Martin A. Glynn.
Material
Cardboard
Plastic
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 12.375 in. (record cover)
Width: 12.375 in. (record cover)
Diameter: 12 in. (record)
Inscriptions
Front of record cover: WE CAME / IN PEACE / FOR ALL / MANKIND / A RECORDED HISTORY / OF SPACE EXPLORATION / AND THE TRIUMPH / OF THE LUNAR LANDING
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