Memorandum from Jim Jones to President Johnson about the Fire on Apollo 1
In this memorandum, Jim Jones informs the President of the fire that kills the crew of Apollo 1. The President read the note aloud at the White House reception for Secretary of Commerce, John T. Connor. Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Roger Chaffee and Edward White died in the fire.
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OCR Page 1 of 2THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 27, 1967
7:45 p.m.
Mr. President:
James Webb just reported that the first
Apollo crew was under test at Cape Kennedy
and a fire broke out in their capsule and
all three were killed. He does not know
whether it was the primary or backup
crew, but believes it was the primary
crew of Grissom, White and Chafe.
Jim Jones
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