Sep 28 1969
From The Space Library
In telephone call to Apollo 11 commander Neil A. Armstrong on eve of Apollo 11 astronauts, round-the-world tour, President Nixon asked astronauts to invite foreign countries to become "partners in space" with U.S. He also invited astronauts and wives to White House dinner Nov. 5. ( W Star, 9/29/69, A3)
Washington Post columnist Franklin R. Bruns, Jr." said 10 days after issuance of moon landing airmail stamp in Washington, D.C." "an already tired city post office crew had just passed the two-million first day cover mark." Post Office had gone "all out" to cooperate with those of other countries in returning covers and with Voice of America, NASA, and regular servicers. There was little doubt that "new first day cover record is in the making." (W Post, 9/28/69, F9)
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