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Author of the new book PRESIDENTS OF WAR (Crown). Nine books. @NBCNews Presidential Historian. Contributor PBS @NewsHour. Williams College. Born Chicago.

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    Michael Beschloss‏Verified account @BeschlossDC 15 Jul 2017

    Apollo 11 was launched today 1969 at 9:32 EDT: #NASApic.twitter.com/7BjZib7Kxt

    10:07 PM - 15 Jul 2017
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      2. Dash Dangerfeld‏ @judgematty 15 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        This is a must see! Apollo 11 launch in Ultra Slow Motion 16mm HDhttps://youtu.be/vPW7ZqtW5U4 

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      2. Deb from IL 🌳 🏠 🚗 🌲 🏡‏ @MyRedBeetle 15 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        🇺🇸I was 13 years old and remember it like it was yesterday! President Kennedy would have been so proud. 🇺🇸pic.twitter.com/x7PIqFVxUL

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      2. Matthew Johnson‏ @epitygxanwn 16 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC @kairyssdal

        If they had relied on Windows computers, they'd still be stuck on the moon. If they relied on Android, they'd have missed the moon entirely😡

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      3. Linguistic Carnage‏ @imrudh 16 Jul 2017
        Replying to @epitygxanwn @BeschlossDC @kairyssdal

        I have heard the computers they did use for guidance only had 128k memory.

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      4. Elan Ruskin‏ @despair 16 Jul 2017
        Replying to @imrudh @epitygxanwn and

        Less: the Apollo Guidance Computer had 4kb of RAM and 70KB of ROM. And a 2MHz CPU. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer … https://history.nasa.gov/computers/Ch2-5.html …

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      1. Jill I Dippman‏ @jillyid 16 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        I remember the days we all stopped everything to watch the launches and we knew the names of all the astronauts on board.

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      1. C Barker Congdon  🌊‏ @CynthiabytheSea 15 Jul 2017
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        I have a vivid memory of watching the launch on TV. Feeling ancient! At least the photo is in color!

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      1. In New York You Can Be A New Man!‏ @CaptainAlex8 16 Jul 2017
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        Giant nozzles, bolts & beams They called her Atlas by all means Blood,sweat & tears were her payload She was a stairway to heaven #Apollo11

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      1. Steven Kaplan‏ @com_kaplan5 15 Jul 2017
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        I watched it live with Walter Cronkite

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      1. varifrank‏ @varifrank 16 Jul 2017
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        And heres a website where you can follow the mission in real time: http://www.wechoosethemoon.org/ 

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      1. Chris Nielsen‏ @Light_Imagery 15 Jul 2017
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        Lived in Florida at the time and had the great fortune to witness this.

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      1. Joel Berg‏ @Joelsberg 16 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC @BretBaier

        My father worked on the space program Grumma and designed the test equipment for the landing radar for the lunar module. So proud.

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      1. @yvettefogarty2‏ @yvettefigarty2 16 Jul 2017
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        Wow. I was 18 and in Mexico City at the time. They even broadcasted it in Mexico. Was super proud to be an American

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      1. MacKenzie Clark‏ @dryfrog 15 Jul 2017
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        It was a great day to be American!

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      1. Dan DeBusschere‏ @DanDeBusschere 16 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC @CGasparino

        I remember it well. This was when the US was great. Everyone was excited. Computer technology was just starting to take off.

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      1. Villago Delenda Est‏ @SioBabble 15 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC @kairyssdal

        I saw it fly from my grandparent's front yard in Altamonte Springs, a suburb of Orlando.

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