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President Reagan and wife Nancy attend the Challenger space shuttle memorial service, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Jan. 31, 1986 "You just keep saying to the families, 'I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry." There's nothing more you can say, really. I know we both hugged everybody. That's all we could do. It was so sad." -- Nancy Reagan "The Challenger memorial service was a terrifically
tough event to cover: The shock was with us all. Photographers must
sublimate their own feelings, but in your head you never forget. To
be in the presence of the families of the lost astronauts, to see
their bravery as they stood with the President -- it was hard to shoot;
I couldn't see for my tears. I remember the pool of photographers
on the way home; we were, for once, speechless." |
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