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Letter from Vicky MacDonald to President Richard Nixon, 1969

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State Archives of Florida, Series S923

Description

A letter from Vicky A. MacDonald inviting President Richard Nixon to the Apollo 11 launch at Cape Kennedy (known as Cape Canaveral today). The spaceflight was to take astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins on the first manned Moon landing.

Date

1969-05-31

Creator

MacDonald, Vicky A.

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Letters (correspondence)

General Note

President Richard Nixon did not attend the Apollo 11 launch from the Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969. The president watched the launch on a television at the White House.

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Letter from Vicky MacDonald to President Richard Nixon, 1969

Subject

Space programs--United States

Space flight to the moon

Manned space flight

Astronauts

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Creator

MacDonald, Vicky A.

Source

State Archives of Florida, Series S923

Date

1969-05-31

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letters (correspondence)

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

s923_b016_f14_01

Coverage

Postwar Florida (1945-1968)

Geographic Term

Washington (D.C.)

Merritt Island (Fla.)

Brevard County (Fla.)

Cape Kennedy (Fla.)

Cape Canaveral (Fla.)

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Tourism And Attractions

Subject - Corporate

John F. Kennedy Space Center

Project Apollo (U.S.)

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA

Apollo 11 (Spacecraft)

United States. President (1969-1974 : Nixon)

Subject - Person

Armstrong, Neil Alden, 1930-2012

Collins, Michael, 1930-

Aldrin, Buzz, 1930-

Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994

General Note

President Richard Nixon did not attend the Apollo 11 launch from the Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969. The president watched the launch on a television at the White House.

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MacDonald, Vicky A. Letter from Vicky MacDonald to President Richard Nixon, 1969. 1969-05-31. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/340624>, accessed 26 December 2024.

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MacDonald, Vicky A. Letter from Vicky MacDonald to President Richard Nixon, 1969. 1969-05-31. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/340624>

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