In November 1969, Nixon asked NASA to make up about 250 presentation Apollo 11 lunar sample displays for 135 nations, the fifty states of the United States and its possessions, and the United Nations.
ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn, nˈɪksən ˈæskt nˈæsɐ tə mˌeɪk ˌʌp ɐbˌaʊt tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti pɹˌɛzəntˈeɪʃən ɐpˈɑːloʊ ɪlˈɛvən lˈuːnɚ sˈæmpəl dɪsplˈeɪz fɔːɹ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv nˈeɪʃənz, ðə fˈɪfti stˈeɪts ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ænd ɪts pəzˈɛʃənz, ænd ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd nˈeɪʃənz.