Do, i will cut you. laughter okay. Them i will clean up very thoroughly. Folks, for weeks weve heard about thi this deadly pandemic taking hold and in who caresistan. But now breaking right now the first confirmed case of ebola right here in the united states. The first case of ebola diagnosed in the united states. A man in texas, now in isolation. Ebola, its here. It is here, ebola. Ebola, here. Stephen yes, ebola here. laughter folks, that is crapyourpant terrifying in that crap your pant is one of the symptoms of ebola. And now that the virus has hit america, its only a matter of time before it infects us all. I mean whats what happened with iggy azalea. laughter so it is time for tonights. Apocalypse now. Ebola in america. 50 states of graves. Stephen by the way, that exploding graphic just spread ebola all over the inside of your tv screen. Remember, folks, anybody can get ebola just by coming in contact with an infebted purposes bodily fluids, including blood, sweat, feces, vomit
So on to their reason why you are all here. This evening i am so pleased to welcome lynn sherr to discuss her new biography of sally ride. Think were all pretty familiar with the public persona of sally ride. Many young women, myself included, grew up wanting to be just like her. Thanks to this new book we can feel like we knew her better than ever. The book really shows a more personal side while still showing a wellknown and compelling detail that is sally ride story. The book clearly benefits from access to family and friends and their corporations and research. Just some really nice in a test to share dividend, of course, ms. Lynn sherr herself as a longtime journalist with abc news will she covered a variety of topics including the nasa Space Shuttle program. We are so glad she is here tonight and will start off with a quick video. First, join me in welcoming her to politics and prose. [applause] this is for all of my tv pals, abc france, done by the publisher. This is among their
16 depravity it would settle down and not destroy itself powerfully in the right position that he could take off again. He wasnt really that concerned. When they did finally touched down the best calculations because come up with with 16 seconds of fuel left. A was a close landing. Yes. Closest of any epo. So why was he chosen as a commander . Corporation of the things about him, his first assignment was a backup commander. He never had to be the second pilot. He was always cmdr. Or was he chosen as commander . Well, the chief astronaut , the chief pilot, if you worked with him earlier, you know, and a california. And have more confidence in him. As he said, lot of speculation going around. In a, it had nothing to do with it because if he had made it, the knicks would have been apollo 12. There would have learned more from kneele. One thing about it, president nixon called amount. What he to know that if you have to abort you will get another chance to land on the moon. Dont worry taki
Marge said this is ridiculous. You are going into space. I cant go to the cape. What is going on out there . She tells him that hed better drive her out there and he hides her under some blankets in the back of his car and they go past military guards and she gets out there and pops up her hat and it is sort of a lonely beach jetties and scrub brush and what not. The whole country is dying for a cigarette. This is the kind of spunk and irreverence that these women brought to this brave new world of being an astronaut wife. You have seven women, all different walks of life, allen sheppards wife louise was very highbred. I think of her as the sabrina and audrey have removed character. She drew up as the gardeners daughter at longwould gardens and stayed on the east coast so when she met Jackie Kennedy she almost treated jackie like she was an old friend, they were two private school girls almost, getting to know each other. You have this band forming, these women are in the public eye an
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 conclusions have insights for kids of all ages as important parents. Amanda is an investigative journal with the times. Hes also the author of the unthinkable who survives when disaster strikes and why. Please join me in welcoming Amanda Ripley. Thank you. Is great to be here on many levels. One reason is this is the city in which i live. The other reason is i grow most of my articles in the library of congress. It was the only place where i could find some focus and peace. I had a new baby at the time