Lot 80
President's Dinner Apollo 11 Display. Framed Display from the "President's Dinner Honoring Apollo Astronauts / August 13, 1969," 25 x 16½ inches. The display belonged to Senator Barry Goldwater, who was present at the dinner, held at Century Plaza in Los Angeles. It includes the dinner menu, with the Presidential Seal at top, a card with the signatures of Alan Shepard, Barry Goldwater, and other probable table mates; a 5¾ x 7¾ in. silver-toned plaque, presented by President Nixon to each of the three astronauts, with "Here Men From The Planet Earth First Set Foot Upon The Moon July 1969, A.D. / We Came In Peace For All Mankind," with engraved signatures of astronauts Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins, and President Richard Nixon; and a colorful Apollo 11 patch, all housed in a silver-tone wood frame. All items mint; frame could use a touch-up. A letter attached to the back, written on Barry Goldwater's U.S. Senate letterhead and dated 1988, certifies that the buyer bought this item and others, through an agent, from Senator Goldwater. A historical memento of the first men on the moon.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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| Realized $391 |
