President Nixon speaking with astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin on the Moon

On July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 mission brought the first humans to the Moon. On that day President Nixon spoke with crewmembers Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin via telephone-radio transmission. Source: This edited presentation features film footage from the White House Staff Super 8 Film Collection and audio from the White House Communications Agency Sound Recording Collection. File IDs: WH Staff Super 8 Films C-13 and S-52; WHCA SR # P-690714 Date: July 20, 1969 Location: Oval Office, White House * * * * * For more information, please visit the Nixon Library at or contact us at 714-983-9120 or nixon@ * * * * * The appearance of any advertisements on this website does not constitute an endorsement of any product or service nor does it reflect any official position taken by the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, the National Archives and Records Administration, or the United States Federal Government.