On May 25, 1961, Kennedy addressed the United States Congress on "Urgent National Needs" and declared:
ˌɔn mˈeɪ twˈɛnti fˈaɪv, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn, kˈɛnədi ɐdɹˈɛst ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts kˈɑːŋɡɹəs ˈɔn "ˈɜːdʒənt nˈæʃənəl nˈiːdz" ænd dᵻklˈɛɹd: