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First Man

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by James R. Hansen


  Armstrong, George

  Armstrong, Grace (aunt)

  Armstrong, Guy (uncle)

  Armstrong Hoffman, June Louise (sister): Arizona home of, and Armstrong as father, on Armstrong’s character and personality and Armstrong’s childhood and youth and Armstrong’s early interest in airplanes, and Armstrong’s graduation from Pensacola, and Armstrong’s Moon landing Armstrong’s relationship with and Armstrong’s selection as an astronaut birth of, and Dean-Neil relationship, and Gemini VIII and Janet-Armstrong wedding, and Karen, and launch of Apollo; and mementos on Moon and Nixon state dinner, and Stephen’s relationship with Armstrong and Viola-Laura’s relationship, and Viola’s parenting style and Viola’s religious beliefs

  Armstrong, Janet Shearon (first wife): and Aldrin-Armstrong relationship, and Apollo and Apollo and Armstrong’s as celebrity and Armstrong’s character and personality, and Armstrong’s flying interests, and Armstrong’s post-Apollo career plans, Armstrong’s relationship with and Armstrong’s selection as an astronaut, birth of business career of, California move of, and celebrations for

  Apollo Cernan’s comment about character and personality of childhood and youth of, and Chrysler work of Armstrong, Colorado vacation of and conflict-aviodance strategy of Armstrong, courtship and marriage of divorce between Armstrong and and Eagle’s ascent from Moon; early married life of family background of, and fire in Houston home, flying ambitions and Gemini VIII fight and goodwill tours, and Houston move, and Karen’s birth and Karen’s illness and death knowledge about Apollo; and launch of Apollo and Lebanon mantra of, and marriage to an astronaut, and media and Moon landing, and Moon walk and Nixon state dinner Nixon’s telephone call to, olive branch pin for, and outbound flight of Apollo parenting by pilot training of, post-divorce life of and PPKs and profile of astronauts, public appearances of, at Purdue University reflections on hectic pace of family life by, and return of Apollo and rumors about Stevens and Armstrong, and Theremin music, UCLA, and Walker family, and Walker’s death, and White’s death and wives of other astronauts

  Armstrong, Jay (nephew)

  Armstrong, Karen Anne “Muffie” (daughter): and Armstrong’s Moon landing birth of, and effect of death on Armstrong illness and death mementos of, and fire in Houston home

  Armstrong, Laura Mary Lousie Koenig (grandmother)

  Armstrong, Marilyn (sister-in-law)

  Armstrong, Mark Stephen (son): and Armstrong as astronaut, and Armstrong as celebrity, and Armstrong as father, and Armstrong’s heart attack, birth of and Carol-Armstrong marriage and Colorado vacation, education and fire in Houston home, and Gemini VIII flight and goodwill tours, and launch of Apollo, and Lebanon move, and Lebanon office of Armstrong, and mementos from Moon walk, and Moon landing professional career of, and Apollo and Tolkien’s stories

  Armstrong, Mary Barbara (aunt)

  Armstrong, Neil Alden: as algebra teacher, ambitions of, birth of Carol’s marriage to, as celebrity character and personality of childhood and youth of Crites as influence on defining moment in life of, divorce from Janet of dreams of, early jobs of elementary and high school education of, family background of, as father financial affairs of finger accident of heart attack of, Janet’s marriage to, language abilities of leadership style of, legacy of, philanthrophy of physical appearance of, post Apollo career plans of, reputation of, retirements of, social life of, “trick knee” of, what America means to, Wings of Gold awarded to, work ethic of youthful accidents of

  Armstrong, Ray (uncle)

  Armstrong, Stephen Koenig (father):advice to Janet of, and Apollo launch and Apollo launch, and Armstrong as celebrity, and Armstrong family in Wapakoneta and Armstrong’s birth and Armstrong’s character and personality and Armstrong’s childhood and youth and Armstrong’s college education, and Armstrong’s early interest in airplanes, and Armstrong’s first airplane ride and Armstrong’s graduation from Pensacola, Armstrong’s relationship with, and Armstrong’s selection as an astronaut character and personality of childhood and youth of courtship and marriage of, death of early married life of, family background of, and financial affairs first airplane ride of, and first-out decision, and Gemini VIII flight and I’ve Got a Secret show, and Lange accident as Mason and media and Moon landing, and Moon walk, and Nixon state dinner parenting style of, personality of and Port Koneta airport professional carreer of religious beliefs of, and return of Apollo; as Scoutmaster and senior prom of Armstrong Viola’s relationship with. And Wapakoneta’s celebration on Armstrong’s return and World War II

  Armstrong, Viola Engel (mother): and, Armstrong as astronaut, and Armstrong as celebrity, and Armstrong’s birth, Armstrong’s call upon return from Moon to and Armstrong’s character and personality, and Armstrong’s childhood and youth and Armstrong’s college education, and Armstrong’s early interest in airplanes and Armstrong’s first words on Moon

  Armstrong, Viola Engel (mother) (cont.)and Armstrong’s graduation from Pensacola and Armstrong’s motives for wanting fighter planes Armstrong’s relationship with and Armstrong’s religious views and Armstrong’s selection as an astronaut, and Armstrong’s views about Japan, birth of, and “Boyhood Crisis” of Armstrong character and personality of childhood and youth of, courtship and marriage of, death of and Eagle’s ascent from Moon, early married life of education of, family background of and Gemini VIII flight genealogy studies of Houston visits of, and immigrant background of Americans, influence on Armstrong of, and I’ve Got a Secret show, and Janet Armstrong wedding, and launch of Apollo and launch of Apollo Laura’s relationship with, and Lindbergh’s (Anne) book, and media and Moon landing and Moon walk and Nixon state dinner, and Nixon’s telephone during Moon walk, olive branch pin for, parenting style of religious beliefs of and return of Apollo and spiritual meaning of Moon landing, Stephen’s relationship with, and Wapakoneta move to, and Wapokoneta’s celebration on Armstrong’s return

  Armstrong, Wendy (daughter-in-law)

  Armstrong, Willis (grandfather)

  Armstrong family: financial affairs of, fire in Houston home of, Lebanon move of, and media, moves of NASA public affairs officer assigned to and River Road farmhouse Upper Sandusky move of, Wapakoneta move of

  Army, U.S.

  Ashby, Jeff

  Ashford, James J.

  Asselin, Fred

  astronaut, Armstrong as: and effect of Karen’s death on decision to be an astronaut, effects on family of, and Armstrong as celebrity and Armstrong as hero, and Armstrong’s application and Armstrong’s decision to be an astronaut, character and personality of criticisms and comments about, defining moment in life of, evaluation of Armstrong’s strengths as, and flying experience of Armstrong Janet Armstrong’s view about Low’s views about, mythologizing and iconography of operations and training responsibilities of, post Apollo future of, reputation of, selection of, See also specific flight or topic

  astronaut training, See also specific person or flight

  astronauts: assignments for, backup role for, counseling program for families of, educational level of, lying experience of and Freeman as first astronaut to lose his life, as heroes/celebrities NASA introductory meetings for new class of Ohio background of, personal and professional background of personal lives of physical and mental testing of physical appearance of, profile of publicity about, reasons for wanting to be, rescue of scouting background of, selection of, Shepard as chief of, test pilots as, wives of women as, See also specific person

  astronomy: Armstrong’s interest in

  AT & T

  Atlas rockets

  Auglaize Country Museum (Wapakoneta Ohio)

  autographs: of Armstrong

  awards and honors, for Armstrong

  B-1 bomber

  B-29 Superfortress

  B-52

  B-70

  Babbitt, Donald

  Badger

  Bailey, Clyde

  Balch, Philip K.

  Bales, Steve

  Ballard, Tom B.

  Bankers A
ssociation of America

  Bankovikis, Ruta

  Banshee jets: and Essex disaster in Korean War, See also specific model

  Banshee squadron (VF-52)

  Barfield, Wade A.

  Barnicki, Roger

  Barr, Doris

  “barrel”: astronauts in the

  Bassett, Charles A. “Charlie,”

  Bassett, Jeannie

  Batten, Richard

  Battle of Bloody Ridge (Korean War)

  Battle of Heartbreak Ridge (Korean War)

  BBC

  Bean, Alan L.: and Apollo and Apollo and Apollo flight of and Armstrong’s LLRV/LLTV accident, and first-out decision and Gemini as navy pilot and pictures of Moon walk, and PPKs, selected as astronaut, Skylab missions of

  Beauchamp, Ernest M. “skipper”.: achievements of, and Armstrong as algebra teacher and Armstrong’s selection for VF-51, and Armstrong’s September, episode, and Banshee accident on Essex, on Beebe’s aggressive approach, as Golden Eagles member, influence on Armstrong of, in Korean War, and Michener’s book, naval career of, retirement of, and selection of Armstrong for VF-51 and VF-51 as fighter-bomber unit, as VF-51 commander, in the world war II

  Beebe, Marshall

  Beech Aircraft Co.

  Beech Bonanza: of Armstrong

  Beeler, Elroy E.

  Beering, Stephen

  Belcher, R. S.

  Belgium: and “Giant step” tour

  Bell Aerosystems, See also specific model of plane

  Bellman, Donald

  Benedict, Howard

  Bennett, Floyd

  Benzing, Kenneth

  Beregovoy, Georgy T.

  Berg, A. Scott

  Berry, Charles E.

  “beta cloth” patches

  Big Bang theory

  Bikle, Paul

  Binkley, Ned

  Biological Containment Garments (BIGs)

  Bird, Collins

  Bishop, Billy

  Blackford, John “Bud,”

  Blackmun, Dottie

  Block I and II Apollos

  Blue Angles

  “Blue Book investigations,”

  Blume High School (Wapakoneta, Ohio)

  “blunt-body” principle

  Boeing Corporation

  Bon Homme Richard (carrier)

  Boothill

  Borman, Frank: and accident investigation of Apollo and Aldrin’s personality, and Apollo and Apollo on Armstrong’s character and personality, astronaut assignments of, astronaut training of, awards and honors for, calls Soviet scientists, character and personality of educational background of, Far Eastern trip of, and Gemini III and Gemini VII and Gemini VIII, Genesis reading by, Houston home of and launch of Apollo and LLTV, and Moon landing motion sickness of, as Nixon’s special space consultant, personal and professional background of, personal appearances of, press conference of, and rendezvous in space, retirement of, and Slayton’s meeting about Apollo program, and soviet-U.S. relations, and UFOs, and White’s death and funeral

  Borman, Frederick

  Borman, Susan Bugby

  Bourgin, Simon

  Bowers, William W.“Bill,”

  Bowling, Della Mae

  Bowling Green State University

  Boy Scouts

  Brading, Charles Jr.

  Brading, Richard

  Brading’s Drugs

  Bramwell, Ross K.

  Brandli, Hank

  The Bridges at Toko-Ri (film)

  The Bridges at Toko-Ri (Michener)

  Briggs, Guy

  Brinkley, Douglas

  Brooks Air Force Base (San Antonio, Texas)

  Broun, Heywood Hale

  Brown, A. W.

  Brown, David

  Brown Field (Texas)

  Bryant, Paul “Bear,”

  Buckeye Boys State

  Burger, Warren E.

  Burkett, H.R.

  Burrus, Dave

  Burt, Devere

  Bush, George H. W.

  Bush, George W.

  Butchart, Stanley P. “Stan,”

  Buzek, J.J.

  buzz problem

  C-47

  C-54

  Cabaniss Field (Corpus Christi, Texas)

  Caicedo, Harry

  The Caine Mutiny (Wouk)

  Camp Pendleton, California

  Campbell, Pera

  Cape Kennedy (Florida). See Kennedy Space Center (Florida)

  Capricorn One (film)

  Cardwell International Ltd.

  Cargill, Eugene

  Carlos, John

  Carlton, Bob

  Carpenter, John

  Carpenter, M. Scott

  Carpentier, William R. “Bill,”

  Carr, Jerry

  Carrier Air Group 5 (CVG-5): Beebe as commander of, casualties in, Korean missions of, and return to U.S. See also specific squadron

  cars, of Armstrong: collection of, and commute to Edwards, cross-country trips in, and fire in Houston home first, and Houston move

  Carson, Johnny

  Carter, Jimmy

  catapult launches

  CBS: Face the Nation on, I’ve Got a Secret show on, and launch of Apollo Moon landing coverage by and Moon walk and outbound flight of Apollo and return of Apollo see also Cronkite, Walter; Severeid, Eric; specified peroson

  Ceausescu, Nicolae

  celestial navigation: astronaut training in

  “Century” series fighters

  Cernan, Barbara

  Cernan, Eugene A. “Gene”: as Apollo backup and Apollo and Apollo and Apollo and Armstrong’s heart attack, and Bassett’s and See’s death, educational and professional background of, and first-out decision, and Gemini VIII, and Gemini IX, and Janet Armstrong relationship, and LLTV, and LM as navy pilot, person life of, and pictures of Moon walk, and PPKs, and Purdue University, selected as astronaut, and Slayton’s meeting about Apollo program, and wives of astronauts

  Cernan, Tracy

  Cessna airplanes

  CF-V engines

  Chaffee, Roger B.

  Chairs, William

  Challenger explosion

  Champine, Robert A.

  Chanute Award

  Charles A. Lindbergh Memorial Fund

  Charlesworth, Cliff

  Chase, Jeanette

  Chawla, Kalpana

  Cheshire, Dorothy

  Cheshire, Leonard R. “Chet,”

  Chicago Illinois: goodwill tour to

  Child, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald

  China

  Christiansen, Paul

  Christiansen, Sally

  Chrysler Corporation: Armstrong as spokesperson for

  Cininnati Enquirer

  Cincinnati Gas & Electric

  Cincinnati Museum of Natural History

  Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

  civil rights movement

  Clark family

  Clark, Laurel

  Class

  Clauser, Milton

  Clingan, Bruce E.

  CM. See columbia; command module

  Cold War: and developments in aeronautics

  Cole, Patty

  Cole Robert

  collectors: of space memorabilia

  Collins, Agnes

  Collins J. Lawton “Lightning Joe,”

  Collins James L. Jr.

  Collins, Michael “Mike”: as air force pilot, and Aldrin’s stress, and Apollo and Apollo, Apollo as last flight for and Armstrong’s character and personality, Armstrong’s relationship with and Armstrong’s return to Ohio, and Armstong’s selection as an astronaut, assignment to Apollo, crew of, awards and honors for, and celebrations for Apollo character and personality of as CMP specialist, and Congress, and Eagle and Columbia nicknames, and Eagle’s ascent from Moon, educational background of, and first-out decision, and Gemini VII, and Gemini VIII and Gemini X and Gemini XI and Gemini XII and “Giant Step” tour as goodwill ambassador and goodwill tours, and launch of Apollo marriage of and media, and mission rules, and Moon landing, and most d
angerous phase of Apollo New Orleans celebration for return of, and Nixon state dinner with, and outbound flight of Apollo personal and professional background of, and personal mementos left on Moon, and pictures of moon walk, post-Apollo career plans of, PPKs of, preparation and training for Apollo of, and public announcement of Apollo crew, and relationships among Apollo crew, and rendezvous in space and return from Moon walk, and return of Apollo and Rivers’s request, selection as an astronaut of, and selection of astronauts, and Slayton’s meeting about Apollo program and small towns, space walk of, and splashdown of Apollo surgery on

  Collins, Patricia Finnegan

  Collins, Virginia Stewart

  Collins, William

  Colorado: Armstrong’s vacation in

  Columbia (command module): and Armstrong’s comments to media, and Collins’ specialization, and Eagle’s ascent from Moon, and launch of Apollo and Moon landing, and Moon walk, nickname for Apollo outbound flight of Apollo and return of Apollo space inside, splashdown of Apollo

  Columbia space shuttle accident

  Columbus, Christopher

  ComAirPac (Pacific Fleet): Armstrong assigned to

  Combs, Harry command and service module (CM/CSM) and Apollo and Apollo for Apollo and Apollo missions, design and development of, and media and mission rules and moon landing and Moon walk, and outbound flight of Apollo and training for Apollo See also Columbia

  Commercial Club (Cincinnati, Ohio)

  Commonwealth Club (Cincinnati, Ohio)

  competition: among VF pilots, Armstrong’s views about

  Concorde

  Conference on the peaceful Uses of Space: Second Annual

  conflict-avoidance stragegy: of Armstrong

  Congo: and “Giant Step” tour

  Congress, U.S.: American flags taken to Moon returned to, and Apollo investigation, and Apollo, and Apollo launch, and Apollo, and Apollo launch, and Armstrong as celebrity, and Armstrong as celebrity, and Armstrong’s meetings with congressmen, Armstrong’s report about Apollo to, and Bush (George W.) space plan, and celebrations for Apollo, decline in NASA support from, and Franklin Mint medallions, and Kennedy’s commitment to Moon landing, and symbolic items left on Moon

  Conrad, Charles L. Jr. “Pete”: and accident investigation of Armstrong’s LLRV crash, and Apollo, Apollo flight of, Armstrong’s views about, astronaut assignments for, astronaut training of, and casualties of test pilots, celestial navigation training for, character and personality of, educational background of, and Gemini V, and Gemini VIII, and Gemini XI and LLTV, as naval aviator, personal and professional background of, press conferences of, and Schirra’s Mercury flight Skylab mission of, and Slayton’s meeting about Apollo program, and UFOs, and White’s funeral

 

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