U.S. astronauts Charles ‘Pete’ Conrad, Richard Gordon, and Alan Bean from the Apollo 12 mission visit Tunisia as part of a world tour. During the visit, Conrad presented President Bourguiba with a flag flown on the mission. An estimated 300,000 Tunisians lined Avenue Bourguiba for the parade.
Apollo XII astronauts parade on Avenue Bourguiba
Unknown photographer, Une marée humaine en liesse accueille les 3 hommes de la Lune, 1970 [5 March]
Photograph, pp. 4–5 of “Les astronautes d’Apollo XII à Tunis”
American Cultural Center in Tunis