All,
Interesting.
We know the Eisenhover speech on the failure of Overlord.
However:
JFK:
Even more alarming is to learn of the preparations John F Kennedy made "with a heavy heart, and in necessary fulfilment of my oath of office".
This was to announce that military operations had begun to remove nuclear weapons from Cuba. We now know enough to be reasonably confident that such action would have led to nuclear war.
So, he was determined to do it
Richard Nixon - In Event of Moon Disaster: Fate has ordained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace. These brave men, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, know that there is no hope for their recovery. But they also know that there is hope for mankind in their sacrifice. In ancient days, men looked at stars and saw their heroes in the constellations. In modern times, we do much the same, but our heroes are epic men of flesh and blood.
Any other examples?
Ivan