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vote. A conservative-liberal coalition cut across party lines to mount 

 opposition to the bill because of an unbalanced budget, the Vietnam 

 war, and the pressure of social programs. 



Although the fire probably delayed the lunar landing by about a 

 year, and was a severe blow to the morale of all concerned, by 1968, 

 there was a new air of optimism in the committee and NASA about 

 the chances for success in 1969. At the beginning of 1968, the following 

 was the lineup of members of the Manned Space Flight Subcommittee: 



Democrats Republicans 



Olin E. Teague, Texas, Chairman James G. Fulton, Pennsylvania 



Emilio Q. Daddario, Connecticut Richard L. Roudebush, Indiana 



Joe D. Waggonner, Jr., Louisiana Alphonzo Bell, California 



Don Fuqua, Florida Edward J. Gurney, Florida 



William J. Green, Pennsylvania Donald Rumsfeld, Illinois 

 Earle Cabell, Texas 

 Robert O. Tiernan, Rhode Island 



Several changes in the composition of the committee, mainlv as 

 a result of the 1968 elections, produced the following roster of the 

 subcommittee in 1969: 



Democrats Republicans 



Olin E. Teague, Texas, Chairman James G. Fulton, Pennsylvania 



Emilio Q. Daddario, Connecticut Richard L. Roudebush, Indiana 



Joe D. Waggonner, Jr., Louisiana Alphonzo Bell, California 



Don Fuqua, Florida Donald Rumsfeld, Illinois 



Earle Cabell, Texas Larry Winn, Jr., Kansas 

 Bertram L. Podell, \ T evv York 

 Wayne N. Aspinall, Colorado 



The first manned Saturn flight of Apollo 7, a perfect textbook 

 mission, was completed in October, followed by the famous circum- 

 lunar voyage of Borman, Anders, and Lovell, at Christmastime 1968. 



True to his custom, Teague took his subcommittee on its annual 

 whirlwind tour of NASA installations and key Apollo contractors 

 prior to the 1969 hearings, which he opened with these comments: 

 This year is perhaps the most crucial year in our national space program. Apollo 9 

 is still in orbit, and Astronaurs McDivitt, Scott and Schweickart are performing with 

 distinction. The lunar module on the flight which will be completed this Thursday 

 has |ustihed our faith in the ability of the NASA-industry team to accomplish our 

 national objective of a lunar landing in this decade. 



A NEW ADMINISTRATOR: DR. THOMAS O. PAINE 



With only a few months to go before realizing the goal of the 

 decade, NASA was represented before the committee in 1969 by a new 

 Administrator, Thomas O. Paine. Webb, who had fout^ht so hard 



