Dinner for Apollo 11 astronauts in California.

President Richard Nixon welcomes ambassadors from 83 countries among other guests to a state dinner held in Los Angeles, California to celebrate the Apollo 11 astronauts who landed on the moon. Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Col. Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., and Col. Michael Collins are awarded the Pres...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Project Apollo (U.S.)
Other Authors:	Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 Reagan, Ronald Collins, Michael, 1930-2021 Aldrin, Buzz Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012
Language:	English
Published:	[1969]
Subjects:	Medal of Freedom. Astronauts. Space flight to the moon. Speeches (documents)
Genre:	Speeches (documents)
Local Note:	MSU: Gift of Anthony Janak.
Physical Description:	1 electronic audio file (60 min.) : digital, WAV file.
Format:	Electronic CD Audio

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Summary:	President Richard Nixon welcomes ambassadors from 83 countries among other guests to a state dinner held in Los Angeles, California to celebrate the Apollo 11 astronauts who landed on the moon. Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Col. Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., and Col. Michael Collins are awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by the President and T.O. Paine, Administrator of NASA. Governor of California Ronald Reagan offers a toast to President Nixon and the Astronauts of Apollo 11.
Note:	Electronic resource.
Call Number:	M5836 Voice 5106
Event Details:	Broadcast on CBS-TV, News Special, July 30, 1969.
Source of Description:	Description based on open-reel tape version record.