The Richard Nixon library and museum is hosting the Apollo 11 moon landing exhibit. I am omitting photos of photos...
Exhibit entrance.
Fire alarm in space?
Russian souvenirs. Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first person in space.
Apollo 11 patch.
Period technology.
Instamatic.
Tape recorder.
Polaroid Land camera.
Lift-off on fake TV facade.
Moon rock sample from Apollo 17.
Replica period livingroom. I had a set of those World Book encyclopedias at left.
Replica coffee table items. Smoking was big.
Telephone used by Nixon to call the astronauts.
Transcript of telephone call.
Nixon greets astronauts on the USS Hornet. They were quarantined for 21 days in a modified Airstream trailer.
Why no Star-Spangled Banner...
A disk of messages was left on the moon.
An interactive display allows you to select and read the messages.
Gift-shop ties...