Why would President Kennedy choose to give this speech at Rice University in Houston, Texas, rather than from the White House

President Kennedy choose to give his speech at Rice University in Houston Texas rather than from the white house because the university was working on a space project, and also the space control station is situated in Houston. The speech addressed the effort the nation has put into space exploration, President Kennedy also stressed the importance of the United States being a front liner in space exploration all around the world.