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==Activities==
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In 1969, as US ambassador to the Netherlands, Middendorf gifted a moon rock to former PM [[Willem Drees]]. The rock ended up in the [[Rijksmuseum]] in [[Amsterdam]]. In 2009, it was exposed that the object, which is roughly the size of a matchbox was "nothing but petrified wood hardly worth 50 euros". The US space agency [[NASA]] gifted pieces of the alleged moon rock to several countries.<ref>https://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-08-29/us-gave-fake-moon-rock-to-dutch-museum/1409064</ref>
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Latest revision as of 02:54, 11 April 2024

Person.png J. William Middendorf  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(diplomat)
Born1924-09-22
Baltimore, Maryland
Alma materCollege of the Holy Cross, Harvard College
Member ofInstitute of World Politics, International Republican Institute/Board and Staff
PartyRepublican


Activities

In 1969, as US ambassador to the Netherlands, Middendorf gifted a moon rock to former PM Willem Drees. The rock ended up in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. In 2009, it was exposed that the object, which is roughly the size of a matchbox was "nothing but petrified wood hardly worth 50 euros". The US space agency NASA gifted pieces of the alleged moon rock to several countries.[1]



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