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.
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.