Presidency of Richard Nixon civil libertarians. In response to growing drug-related crime, Nixon became the first president to emphasize drug control, and he presided over the establishment of the Drug Enforcement Administration. 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, however, was unwilling to keep funding for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at the high
Ruthie on the Telephone Ruthie on the Telephone Ruthie on the Telephone is an American comedy television series that was broadcast on the CBS Television network at 7:55pm ET from August 7 to November 5, 1949. The show was written by Goodman Ace and sponsored by Phillip Morris cigarettes. Each episode was only five minutes long. "Ruthie on the Telephone" was preceded by "CBS Television News" at 7:30pm ET, and by "The Sonny Kendis Show" at 7:45pm ET. The series features a young lady, Ruthie (Ruth Gilbert), trying to convince a man, Richard (Phillip Reed) to love her via a telephone call. The series