Presidential Daily Diary Entry
7/20/1969
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President Richard Nixon’s daily diary shows a busy evening on July 20, 1969. Nixon’s last phone call took place at 11:45 P.M. It was an "interplanetary conversation" with astronauts Neil Armstrong and "Buzz" Aldrin, from the moon. During the conversation Armstrong said: "It’s a great honor and privilege for us to be here representing not only the United States but men of peace of all nations."
This primary source comes from the Collection RN-OPP: Records of the Office of Presidential Papers.
National Archives Identifier:
595079Full Citation: Presidential Daily Diary Entry; 7/20/1969; July 16, 1969-July 31, 1969; Presidential Daily Diary, 1/21/1969 - 8/9/1974; Collection RN-OPP: Records of the Office of Presidential Papers. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/presidential-daily-diary-entry, April 18, 2024]
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