President Richard Nixon viewed the launch from his office in the White House with his NASA liaison officer, Apollo astronaut Frank Borman.
pɹˈɛzɪdənt ɹˈɪtʃɚd nˈɪksən vjˈuːd ðə lˈɑːntʃ fɹʌm hɪz ˈɑːfɪs ɪnðə wˈaɪt hˈaʊs wɪð hɪz nˈæsɐ liːˈeɪzɑːn ˈɑːfɪsɚ, ɐpˈɑːloʊ ˈæstɹənˌɔːt fɹˈæŋk bˈoːɹmən.