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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 17 Jul 2017

    Nixon’s contingency plan, for use in case Apollo 11 ended in “moon disaster," this week 1969:pic.twitter.com/RNGXSQ9RmJ

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      1. Steve Lubot‏ @fenwaysteve 17 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        This was always a tough read, and the best speech never given, thankfully.

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      1. JWallace‏ @Jwallace2627 17 Jul 2017
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        Reminds all of us what extraordinary risk these men were taking and what heroism is all about.

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      1. @yvettefogarty2‏ @yvettefigarty2 17 Jul 2017
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        Thank God it was never needed

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      1. Curtis Loew‏ @JimLrbb12 17 Jul 2017
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        The faulty ignition switch in LEM almost made this speech necessary. A ball point pen saved the day.

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      1. Lang Le‏ @ledlang 17 Jul 2017
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        Powerful unspoken words

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      1. Jeff Scheid‏ @scheidja 17 Jul 2017
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        Wasn't his contingency plan to blame @hillaryclinton?

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      1. NotOnMyWatch‏ @9_BulletPoints 17 Jul 2017
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        Brings back just how selfless they were to go on this mission...for science and the world.

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      1. JWallace‏ @Jwallace2627 17 Jul 2017
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        👇Read about the Apollo contingency message. A reminder of the great risks our astronauts took and what true heroism is all about.

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      1. Jan Condren‏ @JanCondren 17 Jul 2017
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        Chilling. It could have ended that way.

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      1. Work2Do‏ @chaseme58 17 Jul 2017
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        Mission Control would've had wives patched into comm until LOS w/LM1, oxygen gone or cyanide taken. Mike Collins return alone to earth

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      1. Alan Andres‏ @ZeitgeistAlanA 17 Jul 2017
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        The New York Daily News also had a special edition moon disaster front page ready in the event the ascent engine didn't fire.

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      1. Mark Mason, USA‏ @mcmason1984 17 Jul 2017
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        Wow, this is incredible. After the horror/chaos of the 1960s, I imagine that such a tragedy would've seemed strangely logical/inevitable

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      1. Grant Dunwoody‏ @tremlo3 17 Jul 2017
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        Such amazing prose by Safire. What a gift.

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      1. Solipsister‏ @solipsisters 17 Jul 2017
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        Today, there'd be hysteria over calling it "Mother Earth." What a writer, that Safire.

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      2. Kenneth Aaron‏ @KenAaron 17 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Who wrote that?

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      3. all over creative‏ @anneocraig 17 Jul 2017
        Replying to @KenAaron

        William Safire!!

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      4. Kenneth Aaron‏ @KenAaron 17 Jul 2017
        Replying to @anneocraig

        Thanks!

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      1. Mike‏ @FuMikechu 17 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        That'll make an interesting alt-history film one day.

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      2. Kent Brewster‏ @kentbrew 17 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Creepy part: "after NASA ends communications?" Does this mean we'd just cut them loose to die alone in silence?

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