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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (202) 962-4155
WASHINGTON,D.C. 20546TELS: (202) 963-6925
FOR RELEASE: SUNDAY
July 13, 1969

NEWS


RELEASE NO: 69–83F


APOLLO 11 GOODWILL MESSAGES


A small disc carrying statements by Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon and messages of goodwill from leaders of 73 countries around the world will be left on the Moon by the Apollo 11 astronauts.

The disc also carries a listing of the leadership of the Congress and a listing of members of the four committees of the House and Senate responsible for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration legislation. Additionally, the names of NASA's top management, including past Administrators and Deputy Administrators, and the present NASA management are included.

These include NASA's first Administrator, Dr. T. Keith Glennan; its long-time Deputy Administrator, the late Dr. Hugh L. Dryden; former Administrator James E. Webb; and former Deputy Administrator, Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr., present Secretary of the Air Force.

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