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Communicated it. he always wanted to inspire kids. dad was very focused on education and on the stem and just really told kids that dream the impossible. go out and do it. you know, he only wanted to fly aircraft carriers off of -- look what he did. he walked on the moon. >> neil: i remember speaking to your dad, amy, already by apollo 12, viewership was way down. it was expected. if it wasn't for apollo 13 where we almost lost that crew, it would have been very different. he had a sense, your dad, that maybe this was getting to be like a passing phenomenon. it worried him. that that would dec...

Of th 69. i was looking up to them. they're cooler than the beatles. these guys were the epitome of cool. >> there was another one of these suckers scheduled for november, so the people who did it were so busy getting ready for the next one, they didn't have time to celebrate the first one. >> apollo 12, houston. >> hello, houston. yankee clipper with intrepid has arrived on time. >> we didn't actually spend much time asking ourselves about the greater meaning of this. we weren't aware of what was going on around the world in terms of the reaction of people. we just pressed right on. >> i thin...

Football game. i am glad that, say, the university of georgia coach kirby smart doesn't listen to all the fans. as meaningful as we are and as great experts that we are sitting in the gallery, i don't think he should listen to us. i think the president has to be very close with his information and with his advisers on this and not listen to the noise on any side. >> all right. we'll leave it there for now. jack, nina, thank you so much. >> thank you. and this just in to cnn. the fourth man to walk on the moon, alan bean, has passed away at the age of 86. a look at this iconic photo from nasa...

Lunar module pilot on board of the apollo 12 back in 69. bean spent a total of 69 days in space. he retired from nasa in 1981. arthel: one of the nation's most famous war dogs was honored today. a boston terrier mix went to europe with his connecticut unit during world war i. he played a key role in warning of incoming gas attacks and staying with wounded soldiers until help arrived. well, now he has a sculpture in connecticut's veteran's memorial park. it was unveiled today and the sculptor is here, susan, i'm so happy to have you and very excited about this story. i was very -- they asked me...

Speaking for so many in welcoming you back to earth. >> it was such a huge event in our country's history. i grew up in new york. this was bigger than the mets winning the world series in '69. i remember as a little boy looking up to them thinking these guys are even cooler than the beatles. these guys are the epitome of cool. >> there was another one of these suckers scheduled for november. so the people who did it were so busy getting ready for the next one, they didn't have time to celebrate the first one. >> apollo 12, houston. >> hello, houston. yankee clipper with intrepid in tow has arr...