Richard Nixon actually said...

For every American this has to be the proudest day of our lives, and for people all over the world I am sure that they, too, join with Americans in recognizing what an immense feat this is.

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Telephone Conversation With the Apollo 11 Astronauts on the Moon

07/19/1969

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