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President Nixon Calls Apollo 11 Astronauts

In this photograph by Oliver F. Atkins, President Richard M. Nixon speaks to Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin. The phone call was live on national television as the two astronauts were on the moon and President was in the Oval Office. The phone call was called "the longest-distance phone call ever".
Photographer
Oliver F. Atkins
Date of Work
July 20, 1969
Type
Photograph
Credit
Richard M. Nixon Presidential Library and Museum/NARA