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The John Glenn Story

National Air and Space Museum

Object Details

Collection Creator
Garber, Paul Edward, 1899-1992
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Paul E. Garber Collection
Paul E. Garber Collection / Series 15: Audio Recordings
Date
January 21, 1962
Container
Box 480, Reel 1
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Type
Archival materials
Audio
Collection Citation
Paul E. Garber Collection, Acc. NASM.1991.0063, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Scope and Contents
Producer: NASA HQA-90 and Warner Brothers, Inc. Off-air recording of documentary. Biography of John Glenn. Film stresses American ideals as exemplified in the life of astronaut John Glenn. Colonel Glenn's youth in New Concord, Ohio, heroism as a marine pilot in WWII and Korean conflict, and adventure as the first American to orbit the Earth are dramatically documented. Comments from the citizenry of New Concord, Ohio: Mayor Taylor, Harford Steele (high school principal), Glen Macoaga (Muskingum College president), Ed Sheman (coach at Muskingum), Charles Moorehead (pastor), Henry Evens (pastor), Homer and Margaret Caster (Annie's parents), John Sr. and Clara Glenn (John's parents), Harry Clever (flight instructor). Aircraft seen: Grumman F9F Cougar, Vought F-8 F8U Crusader, North American X-15 , Scout rocket, Atlas production (General Dynamics (Convair) CGM-16 HGM-16), Project Mercury preparation, suiting up, flight, summary, parades, Glenn's speech before the joint session of Congress. Introduced by President John F. Kennedy and narrated by Jack Webb. Very schmaltzy, sentimental, and patriotic.
Collection Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1551365622432-1551365646609-3
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg285882951-2849-4a94-9b66-30730a6b7372

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