This photograph shows President Richard M. Nixon talking on the phone to astronaunts on the moon from the Oval Office at the White House.
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This photograph shows President Richard M. Nixon talking on the phone to astronaunts on the moon from the Oval Office at the White House.
This primary source comes from the Collection RN-WHPO: White House Photo Office Collection (Nixon Administration).
National Archives Identifier: 194648
Full Citation: Photograph WHPO-MPF-1602(01); Richard M. Nixon on the Phone in the Oval Office Talking to Astronauts on the Moon; 7/21/1969; Nixon White House Photographs, 1/20/1969 – 8/9/1974; Collection RN-WHPO: White House Photo Office Collection (Nixon Administration),; Richard Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/nixon-phone-astronauts/, April 13, 2026]
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