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Armstrong and DeGaulle Named Top Newsmakers of 1969
Neil Armstrong the first man on the moon and Charles de Gaulle amid France’s postwar leadership are named among AP’s 1969 newsmakers. The list includes Joe Namath Norman Mailer Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and George Meany with brief notes on their year’s actions and influence.
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Neil Alden Armstrong
Amln Ther Adiénee
Associated Press
John H. Knowles
William H. Donaldson
Tom and
Dick Smothers
Joe Namath
Episcopal
James A. Pike
Norman Mailer
George Meany
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
New York City
Democratic Party
Afl-Cio
Senate
Nixon
Supreme Court
Clement F. Haynsworth
Meany
Haynsworth
Senate Judiciary Committee
Aristotle Onassis
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Etainetaoin Shieming
Jackie Watchers