Keep in mind, Vietnam was going on at the time.The people everyday saw the amount of deaths on TV. As they always do, they needed a distraction from all the bad news on TV. This was a feel good moment for the American people. Look here, not here!
Were you alive then? I was, and the public could indeed walk and chew gum at the same time. The Moon Landing was real...but so was the Vietnam War. No one was "distracted."
Keep in mind, Vietnam was going on at the time.The people everyday saw the amount of deaths on TV. As they always do, they needed a distraction from all the bad news on TV. This was a feel good moment for the American people. Look here, not here!
Were you alive then? I was, and the public could indeed walk and chew gum at the same time. The Moon Landing was real...but so was the Vietnam War. No one was "distracted."