In the early 90s, the Administrator of NASA, became one of the most controversial Presidentially appointed positions in the U.S. government. And, the International Space station was NASA's most controversial program. Out of the blue Dan Goldin, a government rookie, was asked to consider the role of Administrator of NASA after President George H.W. Bush just fired Dick Truly, the previous Administrator, in a shocking and high profile way. This STORYTIME is about this government rookie's journey going from a Washington outsider to becoming the only Administrator to successfully gain Congress' support for the Space Station and finally deploy it into space by convincing President Clinton that the U.S. should partner with our former Cold War enemies - the Russians.

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