Landing On The Moon Essay

When Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin successfully accomplished their mission of not just landing on the moon, but actually taking a step on the lunar surface, this changed the world in ways people would have never have imagined. The historical impact of this event is incredible, but the feelings felt by individuals all across the world that day are even more incredible. However, the feelings shared by individuals across the world were not mutual. While many rejoiced in the extravagant accomplishment of mankind, others were focused on other earthly issues besides landing on the moon. The feelings that pumped through every human that day were different, whether it was the President of the United States, a civilian watching the take-off from their …show more content…
While President Nixon was ecstatic with joy that the mission was going as planned, he had to be prepared to address the nation in case an accident occurred and the men were not returning home. Both Herb Block and Ayn Rand only focused on how the event impacted themselves personally, but Nixon had to be prepared to address not only how failure of the mission would impact the nation as a whole, but the lives of those who were dear to the men lost in the mission to the moon. The speech prepared by President Nixon’s speechwriter, William Safire, was to be used in the case that the mission did go wrong. Herb Block’s cartoon displayed how man forgot about helping those in great despair, but Nixon would address the nation saying that, “they (Armstrong and Aldrin) stirred the people of the world to feel as one; in their sacrifice, they bind more tightly the brotherhood of man.” He would have also stated that, “these two men are laying down their lives in mankind’s most noble goal: the search for truth and understanding.” Herb Block’s idea of mankind’s most noble goal was not even in the same ball park as President Nixon’s idea of mankind’s most noble