Richard Nixon him for doing little to help the ERA or their cause after his election. Nevertheless, he appointed more women to administration positions than Lyndon Johnson had. After a nearly decade-long national effort, the United States won the race to land astronauts on the Moon on July 20, 1969, with the flight of Apollo 11. Nixon spoke with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin during their moonwalk. He called the conversation "the most historic phone call ever made from the White House". Nixon was unwilling to keep funding for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at the high level seen during
Edward Nixon as Meadowdale Junior High School in Edmonds. They would be married for 56 years, until Gay's death on January 20, 2014. In the 1995 Oliver Stone film "Nixon", a youthful Edward Nixon is played by Mikey Stone. Edward Nixon Edward Calvert Nixon (born May 3, 1930) is an American entrepreneur and the youngest and last surviving brother of former United States President Richard Nixon. He coauthored his memoir, "The Nixons: A Family Portrait", with Karen L. Olson. The book was published in 2009. Born in Whittier, California, Edward is the youngest child of Francis and Hannah Nixon. In addition to