Photo, left:  Kennedy Space Center, spaceship interior
 
JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW
 
Hour One
Saturday 30 April 2016 / Hour 1, Block A: Rome's Last Citizen: The Life and Legacy of Cato, Mortal Enemy of Caesar, by Rob Goodman and Jimmy Soni  (1 of 4)
Saturday 30 April 2016 / Hour 1, Block B:  Rome's Last Citizen: The Life and Legacy of Cato, Mortal Enemy of Caesar, by Rob Goodman and Jimmy Soni  (2 of 4)
Saturday 30 April 2016 / Hour 1, Block C: Rome's Last Citizen: The Life and Legacy of Cato, Mortal Enemy of Caesar, by Rob Goodman and Jimmy Soni  (3 of 4)
Saturday 30 April 2016 / Hour 1, Block D: Rome's Last Citizen: The Life and Legacy of Cato, Mortal Enemy of Caesar, by Rob Goodman and Jimmy Soni  (4 of 4)
 
Hour Two
Saturday 30 April 2016 / Hour 2, Block A: The Other Space Race: Eisenhower and the Quest for Aerospace Security (Transforming War), by Nicholas Michael Sambaluk (1 of 4)
Saturday 30 April 2016 / Hour 2, Block B:  The Other Space Race: Eisenhower and the Quest for Aerospace Security (Transforming War), by Nicholas Michael Sambaluk (2 of 4)
Saturday 30 April 2016 / Hour 2, Block C:   The Other Space Race: Eisenhower and the Quest for Aerospace Security (Transforming War), by Nicholas Michael Sambaluk (3 of 4)
Saturday 30 April 2016 / Hour 2, Block D:  The Other Space Race: Eisenhower and the Quest for Aerospace Security (Transforming War), by Nicholas Michael Sambaluk (4 of 4)
“In a critical Cold War moment, Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidency suddenly changed when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world's first satellite. What Ike called ‘a small ball’ became a source of Russian pride and propaganda, and it wounded him politically, as critics charged that he responded sluggishly to the challenge of space exploration. Yet Eisenhower refused to panic after Sputnik—and he did more than just stay calm. He helped to guide the United States into the Space Age, even though Americans have given greater credit to John F. Kennedy for that achievement.
“. . .  Eisenhower approved breakthrough satellites, supported a new civilian space agency, signed a landmark science education law, and fostered improved relations with scientists. These feats made Eisenhower’s post-Sputnik years not the flop that critics alleged but a time of remarkable progress, even as he endured the setbacks of recession, medical illness, and a humiliating first U.S. attempt to launch a satellite. Eisenhower’s principled stands enabled him to resist intense pressure to boost federal spending, and he instead pursued his priorities—a balanced budget, prosperous economy, and sturdy national defense. Yet Sputnik also altered the world’s power dynamics, sweeping Eisenhower in directions that were new, even alien, to him, and he misjudged the importance of space in the Cold War’s "prestige race." By contrast, Kennedy capitalized on the issue in the 1960 election, and after taking office he urged a manned mission to the moon, leaving Eisenhower to grumble over the young president’s aggressive approach. -- http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/?GCOI=80140100327770
 
Hour Three
Saturday 30 April 2016 / Hour 3, Block A:  Dallas 1963, by Bill Minutaglio and Steven L. Davis  (1 of 4)
Saturday 30 April 2016 / Hour 3, Block B:   Dallas 1963, by Bill Minutaglio and Steven L. Davis  (2 of 4)
Saturday 30 April 2016 / Hour 3, Block C:  Dallas 1963, by Bill Minutaglio and Steven L. Davis  (3 of 4)
Saturday 30 April 2016 / Hour 3, Block D: Dallas 1963, by Bill Minutaglio and Steven L. Davis  (3 of 4)
 
 
Hour Four
Saturday 30 April 2016 / Hour 4, Block A:  Ike's Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World, by Evan Thomas  (1 of 4)
Saturday 30 April 2016 / Hour 4, Block B:  Ike's Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World, by Evan Thomas  (2 of 4)
Saturday 30 April 2016 / Hour 4, Block C:  Ike's Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World, by Evan Thomas  (3 of 4)
Saturday 30 April 2016 / Hour 4, Block D:  Ike's Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World, by Evan Thomas  (4 of 4)