Reporters wrote in early 1969 that Aldrin would be the first man to walk on the Moon, and Associate Administrator George Mueller told reporters he would be first as well.
ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɚz ɹˈoʊt ɪn ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn ðæt ˈɔːldɹɪn wʊd biː ðə fˈɜːst mˈæn tə wˈɔːk ɔnðə mˈuːn, ænd ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪt ɐdmˈɪnɪstɹˌeɪɾɚ dʒˈɔːɹdʒ mjˈuːəlɚ tˈoʊld ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɚz hiː wʊd biː fˈɜːst æz wˈɛl.