Podcast: Buzz Aldrin on Apollo 11 at 50
Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin in discussion with Hugh Hewitt in the Nixon Library East Room on July 23, 2019, as part of ceremonies commemorating the 50th anniversary of the […]
White House Aides Remember President Nixon’s Phone Call to the Moon
(Left to right) Hugh Hewitt, John Price, Larry Higby, Dwight Chapin and Alex Eisenhower discussed the White House events behind the moon landing. (Richard Nixon Foundation) YORBA LINDA – President Nixon […]
Podcast: A Navy Officer Discusses His Participation in the Apollo 11 Splash Down
President Nixon aboard the USS Hornet observing the splash down of the Apollo 11 astronauts in the South Pacific on July 24, 1969. (Richard Nixon Presidential Library) Jeryl Cordell is […]
Buzz Aldrin Honored with Nixon Foundation’s “Greatest Comeback” Award
Buzz Aldrin received “The Greatest Comeback Award” at a Nixon Library dinner in his honor. (Left to right) Hugh Hewitt, Ambassador Robert O’Brien, Lisa Argyros, and Aldrin. The Nixon Foundation […]
SpaceX Engineer Talks the Coming Space Age
Jason Silverman is a life support systems engineer at SpaceX. Since 1972, no man has returned to the moon, and progress in exploring new frontiers has moved at an undemanding […]
Space Travel Expert Talks the Lives of the Apollo 11 Astronauts
Francis French is an author and expert on space travel. (Richard Nixon Foundation) July 22, 2019 Yorba Linda (Nixon Library) – Between the short interval of four years — 1968 […]
Former AT&T Official Tells Behind-the-Scenes Story of How Moon Landing was Televised
Douglas Paul was plant manager at AT&T in New York, overseeing network engineers receiving and sending transmissions from NASA on the day of the moon landing. July 22, 2019 Yorba […]
An Insider Recounts Watching the Moon Landing at the White House
The author of this article is seated at the head of the table in the White House Cabinet Room. By John R. Price “The lift-off was beautiful. The power of […]
Podcast: John Logsdon on President Nixon, the Apollo Program and Space Policy
President Nixon with NASA Administrator James C. Fletcher discussing a proposed space shuttle vehicle on January 5, 1972 in San Clemente, CA. (NASA) John Logsdon is professor emeritus and founding […]
Podcast: Discussion with Creators of Nixon Library Exhibit on Apollo 11
The Nixon Presidential Library’s new special exhibit, Apollo 11: One Giant Leap for Mankind. (William Vasta/Richard Nixon Foundation) Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Historic Moon Landing This July will […]
