question to Bill in my interview I asked him how science impacted his perspective
him how science impacted his perspective
him how science impacted his perspective during his time in the Oval Office
during his time in the Oval Office
during his time in the Oval Office checking you know the most valuable
checking you know the most valuable
checking you know the most valuable thing I had for perspective and politics
thing I had for perspective and politics
thing I had for perspective and politics in the White House was the moon rock I
in the White House was the moon rock I
in the White House was the moon rock I was gonna ask you about when we
was gonna ask you about when we
was gonna ask you about when we celebrated the 30th anniversary of the
celebrated the 30th anniversary of the
celebrated the 30th anniversary of the walk on the moon in 1999 NASA came in
walk on the moon in 1999 NASA came in
walk on the moon in 1999 NASA came in with a vacuum packed you know
with a vacuum packed you know
with a vacuum packed you know glass-enclosed moon rock that was taken
glass-enclosed moon rock that was taken
glass-enclosed moon rock that was taken off the moon in 1969 that had since been
off the moon in 1969 that had since been
off the moon in 1969 that had since been carbon-dated at 3.6 billion years old so
carbon-dated at 3.6 billion years old so
carbon-dated at 3.6 billion years old so I asked because I had supported the
I asked because I had supported the
I asked because I had supported the space program so strongly I said may I
space program so strongly I said may I
space program so strongly I said may I just borrow that till I leave you can
just borrow that till I leave you can
just borrow that till I leave you can have it back when I go I know it’s not
have it back when I go I know it’s not
have it back when I go I know it’s not mine but I really didn’t say no to that
mine but I really didn’t say no to that
mine but I really didn’t say no to that question so when you see these
question so when you see these
question so when you see these television coverage of the president
television coverage of the president
television coverage of the president meeting with a foreign leader or
meeting with a foreign leader or
meeting with a foreign leader or whatever in the Oval Office there’s two
whatever in the Oval Office there’s two
whatever in the Oval Office there’s two chairs and then there’s this two couches
chairs and then there’s this two couches
chairs and then there’s this two couches and there’s always a table between the
and there’s always a table between the
and there’s always a table between the couch I’ll put the moon rock on the
couch I’ll put the moon rock on the
couch I’ll put the moon rock on the table and for the next two years when
table and for the next two years when
table and for the next two years when we’d have like Republicans and Democrats
we’d have like Republicans and Democrats
we’d have like Republicans and Democrats hanoar people on two sides of any issue
hanoar people on two sides of any issue
hanoar people on two sides of any issue and they start really really getting out
and they start really really getting out
and they start really really getting out of control I said wait wait wait you see
of control I said wait wait wait you see
of control I said wait wait wait you see that moon rock
that moon rock
that moon rock it’s 3.6 billion years now we’re all
it’s 3.6 billion years now we’re all
it’s 3.6 billion years now we’re all just passing through here and we don’t
just passing through here and we don’t
just passing through here and we don’t have very much time so let’s just calm
have very much time so let’s just calm
have very much time so let’s just calm down and figure out what the right thing
down and figure out what the right thing
down and figure out what the right thing to do is and it worked every single time
to do is and it worked every single time
to do is and it worked every single time somebody they look most every cosmic
somebody they look most every cosmic
somebody they look most every cosmic perspective
perspective
perspective middle of your table object that existed
middle of your table object that existed
middle of your table object that existed at a time they can hardly imagine and it
at a time they can hardly imagine and it
at a time they can hardly imagine and it just gave them that little bit of space
just gave them that little bit of space
just gave them that little bit of space in their mind and spirit to try to
in their mind and spirit to try to
in their mind and spirit to try to figure out okay let’s go with this one
figure out okay let’s go with this one
figure out okay let’s go with this one more time and that’s what we got to keep
more time and that’s what we got to keep
more time and that’s what we got to keep doing we just have to keep closing
doing we just have to keep closing
doing we just have to keep closing around both out there and in here and
around both out there and in here and
around both out there and in here and you know if you just keep stumbling
you know if you just keep stumbling
you know if you just keep stumbling toward Jerusalem good things happen I
toward Jerusalem good things happen I
toward Jerusalem good things happen I mean I may be wrong about it but that’s
mean I may be wrong about it but that’s
mean I may be wrong about it but that’s what I think I I just think you know
what I think I I just think you know
what I think I I just think you know that I’d give anything to be 20 again
that I’d give anything to be 20 again
that I’d give anything to be 20 again I’d give up having been four
I’d give up having been four
I’d give up having been four and gamble on my chances in the future
and gamble on my chances in the future
and gamble on my chances in the future if I can live another 80 or 90 years to
if I can live another 80 or 90 years to
if I can live another 80 or 90 years to see what I got I’m happy just to see it
see what I got I’m happy just to see it
see what I got I’m happy just to see it just to see it it’s amazing what’s gonna
just to see it it’s amazing what’s gonna
just to see it it’s amazing what’s gonna happen
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