
White House photo by Shealah Craighead., Public domain
Person
William Safire
American speechwriter for President Nixon and later a columnist.
- Dates
- 1929–2009
- Wikidata
- Q254983
Connections 1
authored
- In Event of Moon Disaster 18 Jul 1969 Primary record 12
Timeline 2 dates
- 1929–2009 William Safire
- 18 Jul 1969 William Safire authored In Event of Moon Disaster
Proof 2 sources
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Memo from William Safire to H. R. Haldeman, "In Event of Moon Disaster," July 18, 1969 (scan, Haldeman files), National Archives and Records Administration, Richard Nixon Presidential Library, 18 Jul 1969.
Primary record
Archived copy
IN EVENT OF MOON DISASTER:
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In Event of Moon Disaster (Nixon Library online exhibit), National Archives, Richard Nixon Presidential Library, 2013.
Primary record
Archived copy
It was to be used in the event the astronauts were stranded on the Moon and could not return to Earth. Fortunately, it was never needed.
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