President Richard Nixon waits for Apollo 11 splashdown
Jul. 29, 1969 - Apollo 11 Splashdown: President Richard M. Nixon checks his watch while awaiting the splashdown of the Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin Aldrin. Waiting with the President aboard the USS Mornet, are Dr. Thomas O. Paine, left, Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Admiral John S. McCain, Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet. The space pilots splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 12.50 p.m. EDT July 24th, 1969, 900 miles southwest of Hawaii
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