Nixon originally had a long speech prepared to read during the phone call, but Frank Borman, who was at the White House as a NASA liaison during Apollo 11, convinced Nixon to keep his words brief.
nˈɪksən ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli hæd ɐ lˈɔŋ spˈiːtʃ pɹɪpˈɛɹd tə ɹˈiːd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə fˈoʊn kˈɔːl, bˌʌt fɹˈæŋk bˈoːɹmən, hˌuː wʌz æt ðə wˈaɪt hˈaʊs æz ɐ nˈæsɐ liːˈeɪzɑːn dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɐpˈɑːloʊ ɪlˈɛvən, kənvˈɪnst nˈɪksən tə kˈiːp hɪz wˈɜːdz bɹˈiːf.