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I say that you are a part of changing history. We did only two thirds of our promise. Dr. Kings mandate was to redeem the soul of america from the triple evils of racism, war, and poverty. Racism is not gone. It is illegal. War is not gone, but you cannot say that there is a big difference between 66 Million People killed in the Second World War and the 50006000 the present has been able to limit in afghanistan. We have a president that is following up as best he can some values that we have evo...

Charles bolden, nasa administrator. Thank you for being with us. Guest so good to be with you. Host as you look back on this iconic moment in American History, what is your reflection . Guest my reflection is one of pride. I did not think i would ever be associated with the Space Program as i watched it from the officers quarters at the Meridian Naval air station. But i was thrilled, i was excited, motivated, and inspired. And i feel the same way today as the agency is turning toward moving beyo...

That was a relationship you established earlier on. At least after the 1964. He was flying and the slowest person ever to answer you. We have a great chapter in the book that involves neal and tom stafford. They were stand offish to the nine like you have to earn your way to the club. They said you need to throw a dinner for them and make it black tie and show them respect. He said i will put it together. The first words from staffords mouth was who is paying for this . Tom went to the naval aca...

Basically grew out of the Space Program. Prosthetic limbs. There are a whole range of medical inventions, devices that have come as a direct result of having made vibrant Space Program. People say, well, they are very expensive, the cost of those spinoffs has now been worth it. I guess it is a value judgment. It depends how you measure the value to you get for the los. Offer me Airline Safety is worth a great deal. I am sure for you it is as well, peter. Host what kind of money do we spend annua...

First book we are discussing here is devoted to education and competing visions of how children learn. Amandas book, the smartest kids in the world and how they got that way takes us to north and poland. Rland, she does this through the eyes of three American Kids learning in those school systems. Analysis r a unique of this. L the Washington Post says is is the most iluminating book ive seen, and the New York Times says this managed to make our culture look strangely new. Trust me, the conclusi...

They were the marco polos and mag gel lons off our time. We said farewell to. Kneel armstrong was a testimony of all americans of what can be done through dedication. The eulogy of the first man on theoon delivered by the last to leigh us wap toured the spirit of those who made the journey. American heros whos final mission ended 40 years ago. I am neil cavuto from the visitor complex in florida. It is hard for people my age to believe that most americans werent even alive the last time a man wa...

They were the marco polos and mag gel lons off our time. We said farewell to. Kneel armstrong was a testimony of all americans of what can be done through dedication. The eulogy of the first man on the moon delivered by the last to leigh us wap toured the spirit ofhose who made the journey. American heros whos final mission ended 40 years ago. I am neil cavuto from the visitor complex in florida. It is hard for people my age to believe that most americans werent even alive the last time a man wa...

East vienna austria, the hotbed of spying . And had sales we were going along is probably like a Police Investigation if youre looking for a murder suspect. You are trying to eliminate rick as your suspect. Every piece of information. You dont want to get the wrong guy. What did you determine what his motivations for spying . Simple greed. It was money. Now, money the web, again, a little bit of a twist. Jeanne and i are absolutely convinced that it had not been for rosario, rick never wouldve c...

All right. Thanks for coming. I am joel what the Washington Post. The library of congress is one of the sponsors of this and i can report that last night i sat on my porch and beautiful washington evening and just loved the book you are going to hear about written by lynn she sherr, a longtime correspondent for abc news and for the newsmagazine 2020 about sally ride. Sally sally ride americas first woman in space. This book is a barnburner. It has several narrative threads that are utterly capti...