Sold – At an Event in Honor of the Bicentennial in 1976, Neil Armstrong Signs His Bio, Containing His Two Famous Statements From the Historic Apollo 11 Moon Landing Flight
"Houston, Tranquility Base Here. The Eagle has landed;" and "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.".
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy challenged the nation by establishing the goal of "landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth." Eight years later that goal was accomplished, when on the Apollo 11 mission Neil Armstrong, along with Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin, took their capsule...
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy challenged the nation by establishing the goal of "landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth." Eight years later that goal was accomplished, when on the Apollo 11 mission Neil Armstrong, along with Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin, took their capsule to the Moon, and Armstrong took the lunar module Eagle to the lunar surface and became the first man to walk on the Moon. Two statements of Armstrong's came to embody that accomplishment: "The Eagle has landed;" which announced the lunar module's landing on the Moon's surface; and "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," spoken as his foot first touched the Moon. These are two of the most famous statements made by any American of any generation.
In 1976, at the time of our national bicentennial, Philadelphia and the region were buzzing with patriot spirit and activities. This was the case at Valley Forge National Park, the place where George Washington and the Continental Army spent a cold and momentous winter.
In May 1976, a pageant was performed entitled "The Ballad of Valley Forge," and it was the first of its kind. As part of that performance astronaut Neil Armstrong dramatically read the narrative portions of this combination of music and history, based on the letters of George Washington.
A Page from the program signed, listing Armstrong as "Narrator," containing an image of Armstrong below his biography and the two great quotations: "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed"; and "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." This was obtained by a man who attended the event and met Armstrong there, and comes to us from a member of that man's family.
This is a rare opportunity to own a great signed quotation of Armstrong. It is matted with a color photograph of Armstrong in his space suit. It comes with the entire program.
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