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President Richard Nixon Speaking by Telephone to the Apollo 11 Astronauts on the Moon

Richard Nixon1969-07-20

U.S. National Archives

U.S. National Archives
United States

President Nixon watched the Apollo XI Moon Landing on television and spoke to the astronauts on a call from the White House that was relayed by Mission Control to the mission astronauts via the Manned Space Flight Network (MSFN) antennas positioned around the world.

Creator(s): President (1969-1974 : Nixon). White House Photo Office. 1969-1974
General Services Administration. National Archives and Records Service. Office of Presidential Libraries. Office of Presidential Papers. 1/20/1969-ca. 12/1974

From:
Series: Nixon White House Photographs, 1/20/1969 - 8/9/1974
Collection: White House Photo Office Collection (Nixon Administration), 1/20/1969 - 8/9/1974

National Archives Identifier: 66394155

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  • Title: President Richard Nixon Speaking by Telephone to the Apollo 11 Astronauts on the Moon
  • Creator: Richard Nixon Presidential Library
  • Date Created: 1969-07-20
  • External Link: National Archives Catalog
U.S. National Archives

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