Gerald R. Ford (1913-2006) 38th President. 8” x 10 ½” typed letter signed, “Jerry Ford”, Congress of the United States, August 10, 1971, to Miss Elizabeth Wenger. “…Thank you for your recent letter concerning pollution of the Moon. Fortunatly there are no ecological cycles on the Moon to disturb, nor is there air to pollute…from what I’ve heard, the Moon is much more beautiful at a distance, and at a distance we can only see that old familiar glow – we are not bothered by discarded Lunar cars and the like…if there is any way to continue space exploration without leaving behind a certain amount of debris, I will give it my complete support….”