<P> An estimated one million spectators watched the launch of Apollo 11 from the highways and beaches vicinity of the launch site . Dignitaries included the Chief of Staff of the United States Army , General William Westmoreland , four cabinet members , 19 state governors , 40 mayors , 60 ambassadors and 200 congressmen . Vice President Spiro Agnew viewed the launch with the former president , Lyndon B. Johnson and his wife Lady Bird Johnson . Around 3,500 media representatives were present . About two - thirds were from the United States ; the rest came from 55 other countries . The launch was televised live in 33 countries , with an estimated 25 million viewers in the United States alone . Millions more around the world listened to radio broadcasts . President Richard Nixon viewed the launch from his office in the White House with his NASA liaison officer , Apollo astronaut Frank Borman . </P>
<P> An estimated one million spectators watched the launch of Apollo 11 from the highways and beaches vicinity of the launch site . Dignitaries included the Chief of Staff of the United States Army , General William Westmoreland , four cabinet members , 19 state governors , 40 mayors , 60 ambassadors and 200 congressmen . Vice President Spiro Agnew viewed the launch with the former president , Lyndon B. Johnson and his wife Lady Bird Johnson . Around 3,500 media representatives were present . About two - thirds were from the United States ; the rest came from 55 other countries . The launch was televised live in 33 countries , with an estimated 25 million viewers in the United States alone . Millions more around the world listened to radio broadcasts . President Richard Nixon viewed the launch from his office in the White House with his NASA liaison officer , Apollo astronaut Frank Borman . </P>
who was the president when apollo 11 landed
who was the president when apollo 11 landed
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon