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American citizens celebrated the Moon landing in many different ways—by holding Moon parties, by taking photographs, or, in the case of Thaddeus A. Zagorewicz, by writing a letter of congratulations to President Richard Nixon. After watching the landing with his family, Zagorewicz was moved to conclude that they were “very proud to be American citizens.”
This primary source comes from the Collection RN-WHAN: White House Alpha (Alphabetical) Name Files (Nixon Administration).
National Archives Identifier: 594978
Full Citation: Letter from Thaddeus A. Zagorewicz to President Richard Nixon; 7/20/1969; Zagor; White House Alpha (Alphabetical) Name Files, 1969 – 1974; Collection RN-WHAN: White House Alpha (Alphabetical) Name Files (Nixon Administration),; Richard Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/zagorewicz-nixon/, December 2, 2025]
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