In this photograph, taken by National Geographic photographer Joseph J. Scherschel on December 21, 1969, President Richard M. Nixon, First Lady Pat Nixon, astronauts from the Apollo 12 lunar exploration mission, and their wives receive guests in the Cross Hall for a worship service. The worship service was conducted in the East Room and attended by approximately 325 guests. The crew of Apollo 12 included the second group of astronauts to walk on the moon, on November 19-20, 1969. Cdr. Pete Conrad, his wife, Jane; lunar module pilot Alan Bean, his wife, Sue; and command module pilot Richard F. Gordon, Jr. and his wife, Barbara were the overnight guests of president and Mrs. Nixon at the White House on December 20-21, 1969.

In this photograph, taken by National Geographic photographer Joseph J. Scherschel on December 21, 1969, President Richard M. Nixon, First Lady Pat Nixon, astronauts from the Apollo 12 lunar exploration mission, and their wives greet members of the Boys Choir of the Washington National Cathedral in the Cross Hall. The choristers performed that day at a worship service in the East Room. The crew of Apollo 12 included the second group of astronauts to walk on the moon, on November 19-20, 1969. Cdr. Pete Conrad, his wife, Jane; lunar module pilot Alan Bean, his wife, Sue; and command module pilot Richard F. Gordon, Jr. and his wife, Barbara were the overnight guests of president and Mrs. Nixon at the White House on December 20-21-1969.

In this photograph, taken by National Geographic photographer Joseph J. Scherschel, President Richard M. Nixon, First Lady Pat Nixon, astronauts from the Apollo 12 lunar exploration mission, and their wives converse in the Cross Hall. The crew of Apollo 12 included the second group of astronauts to walk on the moon, on November 19-20, 1969. Cdr. Pete Conrad, his wife, Jane; lunar module pilot Alan Bean, his wife, Sue; and command module pilot Richard F. Gordon, Jr. and his wife, Barbara were the overnight guests of President and Mrs. Nixon at the White House on December 20-21, 1969. In this photograph, the Nixons, the astronauts, and their spouses wait to receive visitors for a worship service in the East Room, which was attended by 325 guests on on December 21, 1969.

In this photograph, taken by National Geographic photographer Joseph J. Scherschel on December 14, 1969, President Richard M. Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon welcome guests in the Cross Hall to a performance of George Frideric Handel's "Messiah" by the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church choir. Attended primarily by members of Congress and their families, the half-hour performance was held that Sunday in lieu of the weekly worship services held in the East Room during the Nixon administration.

In this photograph, taken on December 21, 1969, President Richard M. Nixon mingles with guests in the Cross Hall. This photograph was taken following a Sunday morning worship service, conducted in the East Room. The service was attended by approximately 325 guests. Here, the president is accompanied by astronauts from the Apollo 12 lunar exploration mission and their wives. The crew of Apollo 12 included the second group of astronauts to walk on the moon, on November 19-20, 1969. Cdr. Pete Conrad, his wife, Jane, lunar module pilot Alan Bean, his wife, Sue, and command module pilot Richard F. Gordon, Jr. and his wife, Barbara were the overnight guests of President and Mrs. Nixon at the White House on December 20-21, 1969.

In this photograph, taken by Karl Schumacher on April 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon pose with world heavyweight boxing champion and 1964 Olympic gold medalist Joe Frazier and his family in the State Dining Room. The president and first lady invited the Frazier family to attend a worship service at the White House administered by the Rev. Carl W. Haley of the Virginia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Haley was a former housemate of Nixon's while they were both enrolled at the Duke University School of Law. Raised in a devout Quaker household, President Nixon regularly hosted worship services on Sunday mornings in the East Room.

In this photograph, taken by National Geographic photographer Joseph J. Scherschel on December 21, 1969, President Richard M. Nixon, First Lady Pat Nixon, astronauts from the Apollo 12 lunar exploration mission, and their wives receive guests in the Cross Hall for a worship service. The worship service was conducted in the East Room and attended by approximately 325 guests. The crew of Apollo 12 included the second group of astronauts to walk on the moon, on November 19-20, 1969. Cdr. Pete Conrad, his wife, Jane; lunar module pilot Alan Bean, his wife, Sue; and command module pilot Richard F. Gordon, Jr. and his wife, Barbara were the overnight guests of president and Mrs. Nixon at the White House on December 20-21, 1969.

In this photograph, taken December 14, 1969, President Richard M. Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon welcome guests in the Cross Hall for a performance of George Frideric Handel's "Messiah" by the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church choir. Attended primarily by members of Congress and their families, the half-hour performance was held that Sunday in lieu of the weekly worship services held in the East Room during the Nixon administration.

In this photograph, taken by National Geographic photographer Joseph J. Scherschel on December 21, 1969, President Richard M. Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon pose with six young women on the Grand Staircase. Daughters of White House staffers and a cabinet member, the teenagers participated in a worship service conducted that day in the East Room. Pictured here with President and Mrs. Nixon: Carla Scouten, daughter of White House Chief Usher Rex Scouten; Beth Atwater, daughter of James D. Atwater, special assistant to the president; Susan Butterfield, daughter of Alexander P. Butterfield, deputy assistant to the president; Brigid Flanagan, daughter of Peter M. Flanagan, assistant to the president; Maureen Finch, daughter of Robert H. Finch, secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare; and Jan Ehrlichman, daughter of John D. Ehrlichman, assistant to the president for domestic affairs.

In this photograph, taken by National Geographic photographer Joseph J. Scherschel on December 21, 1969, President Richard M. Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon pose with six young women on the Grand Staircase. Daughters of White House staffers and a cabinet member, the teenagers participated in a worship service conducted that day in the East Room. Pictured here with President and Mrs. Nixon: Carla Scouten, daughter of White House Chief Usher Rex Scouten; Beth Atwater, daughter of James D. Atwater, special assistant to the president; Susan Butterfield, daughter of Alexander P. Butterfield, deputy assistant to the president; Brigid Flanagan, daughter of Peter M. Flanagan, assistant to the president; Maureen Finch, daughter of Robert H. Finch, secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare; and Jan Ehrlichman, daughter of John D. Ehrlichman, assistant to the president for domestic affairs.

In this photograph, taken by National Geographic photographer Joseph J. Scherschel on December 21, 1969, President Richard M. Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon pose with six young women on the Grand Staircase. Daughters of White House staffers and a cabinet member, the teenagers participated in a worship service conducted that day in the East Room. Pictured here with President and Mrs. Nixon: Carla Scouten, daughter of White House Chief Usher Rex Scouten; Beth Atwater, daughter of James D. Atwater, special assistant to the president; Susan Butterfield, daughter of Alexander P. Butterfield, deputy assistant to the president; Brigid Flanagan, daughter of Peter M. Flanagan, assistant to the president; Maureen Finch, daughter of Robert H. Finch, secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare; and Jan Ehrlichman, daughter of John D. Ehrlichman, assistant to the president for domestic affairs.

In this photograph, taken by National Geographic photographer Joseph J. Scherschel on December 21, 1969, President Richard M. Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon pose with six young women on the Grand Staircase. Daughters of White House staffers and a cabinet member, the teenagers participated in a worship service conducted that day in the East Room. Pictured here with President and Mrs. Nixon: Carla Scouten, daughter of White House Chief Usher Rex Scouten; Beth Atwater, daughter of James D. Atwater, special assistant to the president; Susan Butterfield, daughter of Alexander P. Butterfield, deputy assistant to the president; Brigid Flanagan, daughter of Peter M. Flanagan, assistant to the president; Maureen Finch, daughter of Robert H. Finch, secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare; and Jan Ehrlichman, daughter of John D. Ehrlichman, assistant to the president for domestic affairs.

In this photograph, taken by National Geographic photographer Joseph J. Scherschel on December 21, 1969, President Richard M. Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon pose with six young women on the Grand Staircase. Daughters of White House staffers and a cabinet member, the teenagers participated in a worship service conducted that day in the East Room. Pictured here with President and Mrs. Nixon: Carla Scouten, daughter of White House Chief Usher Rex Scouten; Beth Atwater, daughter of James D. Atwater, special assistant to the president; Susan Butterfield, daughter of Alexander P. Butterfield, deputy assistant to the president; Brigid Flanagan, daughter of Peter M. Flanagan, assistant to the president; Maureen Finch, daughter of Robert H. Finch, secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare; and Jan Ehrlichman, daughter of John D. Ehrlichman, assistant to the president for domestic affairs.

In this photograph, taken by National Geographic photographer Joseph J. Scherschel on December 21, 1969, President Richard M. Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon pose with six young women on the Grand Staircase. Daughters of White House staffers and a cabinet member, the teenagers participated in a worship service conducted that day in the East Room. Pictured here with President and Mrs. Nixon: Carla Scouten, daughter of White House Chief Usher Rex Scouten; Beth Atwater, daughter of James D. Atwater, special assistant to the president; Susan Butterfield, daughter of Alexander P. Butterfield, deputy assistant to the president; Brigid Flanagan, daughter of Peter M. Flanagan, assistant to the president; Maureen Finch, daughter of Robert H. Finch, secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare; and Jan Ehrlichman, daughter of John D. Ehrlichman, assistant to the president for domestic affairs.

In this photograph, taken by National Geographic photographer Joseph J. Scherschel on December 21, 1969, President Richard M. Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon pose with six young women on the Grand Staircase. Daughters of White House staffers and a cabinet member, the teenagers participated in a worship service conducted that day in the East Room. Pictured here with President and Mrs. Nixon: Carla Scouten, daughter of White House Chief Usher Rex Scouten; Beth Atwater, daughter of James D. Atwater, special assistant to the president; Susan Butterfield, daughter of Alexander P. Butterfield, deputy assistant to the president; Brigid Flanagan, daughter of Peter M. Flanagan, assistant to the president; Maureen Finch, daughter of Robert H. Finch, secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare; and Jan Ehrlichman, daughter of John D. Ehrlichman, assistant to the president for domestic affairs.

In this photograph, taken by National Geographic photographer Joseph J. Scherschel on December 21, 1969, President Richard M. Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon pose with six young women on the Grand Staircase. Daughters of White House staffers and a cabinet member, the teenagers participated in a worship service conducted that day in the East Room. Pictured here with President and Mrs. Nixon: Carla Scouten, daughter of White House Chief Usher Rex Scouten; Beth Atwater, daughter of James D. Atwater, special assistant to the president; Susan Butterfield, daughter of Alexander P. Butterfield, deputy assistant to the president; Brigid Flanagan, daughter of Peter M. Flanagan, assistant to the president; Maureen Finch, daughter of Robert H. Finch, secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare; and Jan Ehrlichman, daughter of John D. Ehrlichman, assistant to the president for domestic affairs.

In this photograph, taken on December 21, 1969, President Richard M. Nixon mingles with guests in the Cross Hall. This photograph was taken following a Sunday morning worship service, conducted in the East Room. The service was attended by approximately 325 guests. Here, the president is accompanied by astronauts from the Apollo 12 lunar exploration mission and their wives. The crew of Apollo 12 included the second group of astronauts to walk on the moon, on November 19-20, 1969. Cdr. Pete Conrad, his wife, Jane, lunar module pilot Alan Bean, his wife, Sue, and command module pilot Richard F. Gordon, Jr. and his wife, Barbara were the overnight guests of President and Mrs. Nixon at the White House on December 20-21, 1969.

In this photograph, taken on December 21, 1969, President Richard M. Nixon mingles with guests in the Cross Hall. This photograph was taken following a Sunday morning worship service, conducted in the East Room. The service was attended by approximately 325 guests. Here, the president is accompanied by astronauts from the Apollo 12 lunar exploration mission and their wives. The crew of Apollo 12 included the second group of astronauts to walk on the moon, on November 19-20, 1969. Cdr. Pete Conrad, his wife, Jane, lunar module pilot Alan Bean, his wife, Sue, and command module pilot Richard F. Gordon, Jr. and his wife, Barbara were the overnight guests of President and Mrs. Nixon at the White House on December 20-21, 1969.

In this photograph, taken on December 21, 1969, President Richard M. Nixon mingles with guests in the Cross Hall. This photograph was taken following a Sunday morning worship service, conducted in the East Room. The service was attended by approximately 325 guests. Here, the president is accompanied by astronauts from the Apollo 12 lunar exploration mission and their wives. The crew of Apollo 12 included the second group of astronauts to walk on the moon, on November 19-20, 1969. Cdr. Pete Conrad, his wife, Jane, lunar module pilot Alan Bean, his wife, Sue, and command module pilot Richard F. Gordon, Jr. and his wife, Barbara were the overnight guests of President and Mrs. Nixon at the White House on December 20-21, 1969.

In this photograph, taken on December 21, 1969, President Richard M. Nixon mingles with guests in the Cross Hall. This photograph was taken following a Sunday morning worship service, conducted in the East Room. The service was attended by approximately 325 guests. Here, the president is accompanied by astronauts from the Apollo 12 lunar exploration mission and their wives. The crew of Apollo 12 included the second group of astronauts to walk on the moon, on November 19-20, 1969. Cdr. Pete Conrad, his wife, Jane, lunar module pilot Alan Bean, his wife, Sue, and command module pilot Richard F. Gordon, Jr. and his wife, Barbara were the overnight guests of President and Mrs. Nixon at the White House on December 20-21, 1969.

In this photograph, taken on December 21, 1969, President Richard M. Nixon mingles with guests in the Cross Hall. This photograph was taken following a Sunday morning worship service, conducted in the East Room. The service was attended by approximately 325 guests. Here, the president is accompanied by astronauts from the Apollo 12 lunar exploration mission and their wives. The crew of Apollo 12 included the second group of astronauts to walk on the moon, on November 19-20, 1969. Cdr. Pete Conrad, his wife, Jane, lunar module pilot Alan Bean, his wife, Sue, and command module pilot Richard F. Gordon, Jr. and his wife, Barbara were the overnight guests of President and Mrs. Nixon at the White House on December 20-21, 1969.

In this photograph, taken on December 21, 1969, President Richard M. Nixon mingles with guests in the Cross Hall. This photograph was taken following a Sunday morning worship service, conducted in the East Room. The service was attended by approximately 325 guests. Here, the president is accompanied by astronauts from the Apollo 12 lunar exploration mission and their wives. The crew of Apollo 12 included the second group of astronauts to walk on the moon, on November 19-20, 1969. Cdr. Pete Conrad, his wife, Jane, lunar module pilot Alan Bean, his wife, Sue, and command module pilot Richard F. Gordon, Jr. and his wife, Barbara were the overnight guests of President and Mrs. Nixon at the White House on December 20-21, 1969.

In this photograph, taken on December 21, 1969, President Richard M. Nixon mingles with guests in the Cross Hall. This photograph was taken following a Sunday morning worship service, conducted in the East Room. The service was attended by approximately 325 guests. Here, the president is accompanied by astronauts from the Apollo 12 lunar exploration mission and their wives. The crew of Apollo 12 included the second group of astronauts to walk on the moon, on November 19-20, 1969. Cdr. Pete Conrad, his wife, Jane, lunar module pilot Alan Bean, his wife, Sue, and command module pilot Richard F. Gordon, Jr. and his wife, Barbara were the overnight guests of President and Mrs. Nixon at the White House on December 20-21, 1969.

In this photograph, taken on December 21, 1969, President Richard M. Nixon mingles with guests in the Cross Hall. This photograph was taken following a Sunday morning worship service, conducted in the East Room. The service was attended by approximately 325 guests. Here, the president is accompanied by astronauts from the Apollo 12 lunar exploration mission and their wives. The crew of Apollo 12 included the second group of astronauts to walk on the moon, on November 19-20, 1969. Cdr. Pete Conrad, his wife, Jane, lunar module pilot Alan Bean, his wife, Sue, and command module pilot Richard F. Gordon, Jr. and his wife, Barbara were the overnight guests of President and Mrs. Nixon at the White House on December 20-21, 1969.

In this photograph, taken on December 21, 1969, President Richard M. Nixon mingles with guests in the Cross Hall. This photograph was taken following a Sunday morning worship service, conducted in the East Room. The service was attended by approximately 325 guests. Here, the president is accompanied by astronauts from the Apollo 12 lunar exploration mission and their wives. The crew of Apollo 12 included the second group of astronauts to walk on the moon, on November 19-20, 1969. Cdr. Pete Conrad, his wife, Jane, lunar module pilot Alan Bean, his wife, Sue, and command module pilot Richard F. Gordon, Jr. and his wife, Barbara were the overnight guests of President and Mrs. Nixon at the White House on December 20-21, 1969.