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Debris and bodies are still being recovered. It is friday morning, july 18, detailsill learn more about what happened, reaction, your calls, and comments. Our phone lines are open, and if you are watching or listening outside the United States, the number is 202 5853883. Otherwise for democrats, 202 5853880, and for republicans, 202 5853881. We also have a line for independents. You can join us on twitter or facebook, you can also send us an email, journal cspan. Org. Good friday morning to you on the washington journal. Lets begin with two international headlines. First from the Guardian News...

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 evolved out of this institution, out of this movement, to help make the world a better place. The one t...

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 beyond the steps on the moon to putting humans on mars. I feel really excited about that mission as an a...

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 academy. His father had to borrow the money to buy the bus ticket to send him off. Neal said the last t...

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 annually on the International Space station . Is there a return on that investment . Guest well, squeeze ...