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Unbroken Chain from Washington to Nixon Broken by Apollo 13
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The unbroken chain of United States Presidents, from George Washington to Richard Nixon, was broken by the way that Nixon handled the Apollo 13 incident that put the lives of astronauts in danger. However, despite political tensions, the US and Soviet Union were able to come together to dock their Apollo and Soyuz spacecrafts in space for a friendly meeting.

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