Bill Clinton: “Oh, a little bit. I think that it's part of the excitement. I'm a little nervous, but I've got great confidence in these…”

“Oh, a little bit. I think that it's part of the excitement. I'm a little nervous, but I've got great confidence in these people. I've had a lot of great honors as President to meet people who serve our country, but meeting the people who are in the space program, the astronauts, those who work on the ground, those who plan these missions--they've done everything they can possibly do, and they would never compromise an iota of safety or reliability just because Hillary and I and all the rest of the world are here through the media--I feel good about this. But yes, I'm nervous, and I'm excited. I feel like a kid at his first Christmas. I'm very excited about this. Space Program Goals Mr. Cronkite. Mr. President, President Bush in 1989 proclaimed a national goal to send humans to the planet Mars by the year 2019. That's the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong's first step onto the Moon. Do you affirm that goal for the Mars mission?”