The Speech that hasn't been delivered::: Had Mission Apollo 11 Failed
Good Example of Hope for the best and prepare for the worst The Speech that hsnt bn delivered::: It was prepared to be delivered had the mission Apollo 11 failed... On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon. The following speech, revealed in 1999, was prepared by Nixon’s then speechwriter, William Safire, to be used in the event of a disaster that would maroon the astronauts on the moon. The speech was sent to President Nixon’s Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. Text of William Safire’s speech for President Richard Nixon in the event of a disaster besetting Apollo 11. "Fate has ordained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace. These brave men, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, know that there is no hope for their recovery. But they also know that there is hope for mankind in their sacrifice. These two men are laying down their lives in mankind’s most noble goal: the search for ...