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President Nixon talks to Apollo 11 astronauts on the moon

Name: President Nixon talks to Apollo 11 astronauts on the moon
Uploaded: 2019-07-19T15:00:00-0400
Duration: 3 min 7 s
Description: Shortly after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin planted the U.S. flag on the moon, they received a congratulatory phone call from President Richard Nixon. Watch the CBS News coverage from July 20, 1969.

Shortly after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin planted the U.S. flag on the moon, they received a congratulatory phone call from President Richard Nixon. Watch the CBS News coverage from July 20, 1969.