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The American experiment has long held the curiosity of people around the world, especially for Iain Dale, an award-winning British...
President Nixon Speaks with Astronauts
On July 20, 1969, President Richard M. Nixon spoke from the White House by radiotelephone with Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin as they walked on the surface of the moon. Nixon called the conversation "the most historic telephone call ever made."
President Richard M. Nixon’s conversation with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin was covered live on television.
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