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hlthe2b

(102,357 posts) Wed Jul 17, 2019, 07:26 PM Jul 2019

Nixon’s contingency plan, for use in case Apollo 11 ended in tragic “moon disaster," 50 years ago this week:

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Michael Beschloss:Nixon's contingency plan, for use in case Apollo 11 ended in tragic "moon disaster (Original Post) hlthe2b Jul 2019 OP

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1. Never thought I'd give props to Nixon for anything, but that was eloquent and moving.

Wed Jul 17, 2019, 07:36 PM

Jul 2019

Even if he just had the sense to hire a good speech writer, that's so much better than what we've got now.

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2. Yes.. and had enough good sense to prepare so that a disaster would not catch them trying to