President Nixon's Controversial Phone Call to Apollo 11 Astronauts on the Moon

TLDR President Nixon's phone call to Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin while they were on the moon caused controversy, but it was not the only speech prepared for the historic event. A deep fake video of Richard Nixon delivering a speech in the event of a moon disaster has been created by researchers at MIT.

Timestamped Summary

00:00 President Nixon's speech writer prepared a speech in the event of a failure during the Apollo 11 mission to land humans on the moon.
01:23 Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin received a phone call from President Nixon while they were walking on the moon, and he expressed his pride and recognition of their historic achievement.
02:33 President Nixon's phone call to Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin while they were on the moon caused controversy, but the speech prepared for the call was not the only one that was considered.
03:46 In case of a tragedy where the astronauts on the moon were unable to return to the command module, a speech was prepared to address their potential demise, but it was never submitted.
04:48 A team of researchers at MIT created a deep fake video of Richard Nixon delivering the speech he never gave in the event of a moon disaster.
05:42 Richard Nixon's deep fake speech announces the deaths of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon, emphasizing their sacrifice for mankind and the unity they inspired.
07:14 The first men on the moon will always be remembered as heroes and will forever inspire humanity's quest for exploration.
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