So when Apollo 11 blasted off in 1969, the goal was to land men on the moon. It was a dangerous mission, so the White House prepared a speech just in case something went wrong. Recently, a video ...
As Apollo 11 made its historic journey to the Moon, the White House quietly prepared for the worst. A secret speech titled “In Event of Moon Disaster” was written for President Nixon in case Neil ...
Youth -- From RN : the memoirs of Richard Nixon (1978) -- Two letters (1923 and 1924) -- "Our privileges under the Constitution" (1929) -- From the Frank Gannon interviews (1983) -- Congress -- "The ...
Neil Armstrong, who died on Saturday, is being remembered as the astronaut who took the the first step on the moon. But the successful lunar landing on July 20, 1969, was not a given. A memo of a ...
Ohio University professor Mattson (When America Was Great) looks back at Nixon as a whistle-stop “political salesman” in this panoramic exploration of egghead politics, Hollywood films, television ...