The Lost PowerPoint Slides (Apollo 11 Edition)

JFK presents “Er, ah, space race” (circa 1962) –> slide 1

• we choose to go to the Moon in this decade
• and do the other things
• not because they’re easy but because they are hard
• just like listening to Miss Monroe sing me happy birthday.

Nixon presents “I can’t believe I have to watch this” (July 20, 1969) –> (only slide)

• started by that damned Kennedy
• why is the picture so grainy?
• we can send men to the fucking moon, but the picture is grainy?
• isn’t there a baseball game on or something?

Neil Armstrong presents “Small step” (July 20, 1969) –> slide 1

• That’s one small step for a man
• Giant leap for mankind
• Not that small — think I may have pulled something in my groin.

Buzz Aldrin presents “Landing” (July 20, 1969) –> slide 2

• Beautiful, beautiful
• Magnificent desolatation
• Holy crap! What is that thing?

Video montage of mission at YouTube.