When Kennedy met with Nikita Khrushchev, the Premier of the Soviet Union in June 1961, he proposed making the Moon landing a joint project, but Khrushchev did not take up the offer.
wˌɛn kˈɛnədi mˈɛt wɪð nɪkˈiːɾə kɹˈuːstʃɛf, ðə pɹəmˈɪɹ ʌvðə sˈoʊviət jˈuːniən ɪn dʒˈuːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn, hiː pɹəpˈoʊzd mˌeɪkɪŋ ðə mˈuːn lˈændɪŋ ɐ dʒˈɔɪnt pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt, bˌʌt kɹˈuːstʃɛf dɪdnˌɑːt tˈeɪk ˌʌp ðɪ ˈɔfɚ.