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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Sir: How much can one human being endure? The three previous tragedies-including his near-fatal airplane crash in 1964-are undoubtedly more than many people could gain full recovery from. They surely left a deep impression on him. Perhaps Senator Kennedy was nearer the breaking point during those "unexplained" nine hours than many people realize. That he regained his composure sufficiently to claim responsibility for his actions is certainly to his credit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 8, 1969 | 8/8/1969 | See Source »

...Sir: Would Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin or Mike Collins have left that drowned girl at the bottom of a pond and gone looking for his lawyer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 8, 1969 | 8/8/1969 | See Source »

...Sir: It is just two minutes past touchdown on the moon's surface [July 25]. It is night in my country-and I sit alone, overwhelmed by this fantastic feat. It is great to be alive tonight. I cannot explain what I feel-a sort of pride in this human achievement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 8, 1969 | 8/8/1969 | See Source »

...Sir: "Dort, tic, iki, bir!" Thus, with a kind of wild excitement, went the countdown for the Apollo 11 moon landing as heard over Istanbul Radio...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 8, 1969 | 8/8/1969 | See Source »

...Sir: I ask the people of the world to change the calendar. For man the earth era has gone. We are in the first year after Apollo 11: the space...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 8, 1969 | 8/8/1969 | See Source »

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