The Apollo 11 mission to land humans on the moon was one of the most complex things ever undertaken by humanity. They had to prepare for any and every eventuality, including the failure of the mission.

To cover that eventually, President Nixon’s speechwriter wrote a speech to cover that eventuality.

Learn more about the speech which Richard Nixon never had to give, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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