Posted on Jul 19, 2018
Apollo 11 TV Broadcast - Neil Armstrong First Step on Moon
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I watched this incredible broadcast from my family's home in Miami, home on summer break from Tulane. It struck me at the time that it seemed Neil Armstrong had omitted the article "a" from the first half of his famous statement, "That's one small step for "a" man, one giant leap for mankind." It wasn't until some time later that I heard Armstrong state that what he had said was in fact a slight misstatement. Given the incredible stress of that moment, one cannot find any fault in those brave men.
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I think you're right about that, MAJ Hugh Blanchard ! I'm surprised he could remember he was supposed to say anything at all! I can't even fathom the stress on that kind of world stage, setting foot on a whole other world for the first time in history. I suppose that's why he was a good pick!
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