තරතුර කියවීමට දිගු කථාවක් සූදානම් කර තිබූ නමුත් ඇපලෝ 11 අතරතුර නාසා සම්බන්ධකයෙකු ලෙස ධවල මන්දිරයේ සිටි ෆ්‍රෑන්ක් බෝර්මන්, ඔහුගේ කතාව කෙටියෙන් තබා ගැනීමට නික්සන්ට ඒත්තු ගැන්වීය.[32]Nixon: Hello, Neil and Buzz. I'm talking to you by telephone from the Oval Room at the White House. And this certainly has to be the most historic telephone call ever made from the White House. I just can't tell you how proud we all are of what you have done. For every American, this has to be the proudest day of our lives. And for people all over the world, I am sure that they too join with Americans in recognizing what an immense feat this is. Because of what you have done, the heavens have become a part of man's world. And as you talk to us from the Sea of Tranquility, it inspires us to redouble our efforts to bring peace and tranquility to Earth. For one priceless moment in the whole history of man, all the people on this Earth are truly one: one in their pride in what you have done, and one in our pray