- Title: F-1705
- Summary: THE JOHN GLENN STORY: TRACES THE CAREER OF JOHN GLENN, FIRST U.S. ASTRONAUT, FROM HIS SCHOOL DAYS IN NEW CONCORD, OHIO, TO HIS SPEECH TO THE U.S. CONGRESS AFTER HIS FIRST ORBITAL FLIGHT. PICTURES GLENN AS A TYPICAL BUT HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL AMERICAN BOY. INTERVIEWS MANY PEOPLE IN HIS HOME-TOWN WHO SPEAK WELL OF HIM AND FOLLOWS HIS CAREER IN THE ARMED FORCES. SHOW PREPARATION FOR THE SPACE FLIGHT. THE BLAST-OFF, GLENN IN FLIGHT, THE RETURN FROM ORBIT, THE PARADES AND THE APPEARANCE BEFORE CONGRESS. AMERICAN HERO. SPACE EXPLORATION. NASA SPACE PROGRAM.
- Description:01:16:54 - CU PRESIDENTIAL SEAL 01:16:59 - PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY SPEAKING ABOUT SPACE PROGRAM. JFK 01:18:03 - CU AIRPLANE RADAR. POV IN AIRPLANE SHOOTING AT ANOTHER PLANE. POV IN PLANE SPIRALING DOWNWARD 01:18:19 - SPACE ROCKET BLAST OFF 01:18:23 - POV DRIVING DOWN RESIDENTIAL STREETS IN TOWN OF NEW CONCORD, OHIO, GLENN'S HOMETOWN CIRCA 1962 01:18:52 - AERIAL OVER NEW CONCORD, OHIO 01:18:57 - CU PRETEEN TOW HEAD DAY DREAMING AT LAKE, TAKES OFF BASEBALL CAP. SKIPPING STONES, RUNNING THRU WOODS, LOOKS THRU CIRCLE HOLE IN CEMENT, RIDING BICYCLE, WATCHING TRAIN PULL INTO STATION, BOY GESTURES COME ON TO CONDUCTOR WAVES AS TRAIN PASSES 01:19:47 - POV DRIVING IN SMALL TOWN MAIN STREET 01:19:53 - MAYOR TAYLOR SPEAKING ABOUT JOHN GLENN AS A BOY 01:20:17 - NEW CONCORD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LEAVING CLASSES, SCHOOL 01:20:24 - HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HANDING IN HOME WORK ASSIGNMENTS, TESTS TO TEACHER 01:20:31 - HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER PRINCIPAL SPEAKING ON JOHN GLENN 01:20:57 - POV DRIVING PAST JOHN GLENN HIGH SCHOOL 01:21:04 - HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES RECEIVING DIPLOMAS CAPS & GOWNS MORTARBOARD TASSELS 01:21:07 - EXTERIOR GLENN PLUMBING COMPANY SHOP 01:21:11 - LS KIDS JUMPING OFF FLOAT RAFT IN MIDDLE OF LAKE 01:21:20 - AERIAL OVER MUSKINGUM UNIVERSITY. POV DRIVING PAST UNIVERSITY CAMPUS 01:21:30 - PRESIDENT OF MUSKINGUM SPEAKS ABOUT JOHN GLENN 01:21:49 - MONTAGE HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS, ATHLETICS, TRACK & FIELD, BASKETBALL, BASEBALL, FOOTBALL. BOYS EXERCISING OUTDOORS JUMPING JACKS, SIDE STRADDLE HOP. JUMPING ROPE WHILE GLENN'S COACH TALKS ABOUT HIM. CALISTHENICS 01:22:30 - MUSKINGUM CAMPUS, STUDENTS TALKING ABOUT GLENN 01:22:57 - MONTAGE GLENN'S CHURCH. DR. CHARLES MOORHEAD RECALLS GLENN, STANDING WITH YOUNG TOW HEAD BLONDE BOY INTERIOR CHURCH, CHOIR SINGS AT SERVICE 01:23:45 - DR. HENRY EVANS TALKS ABOUT GLENN IN CHURCH GLENN WAS MARRIED IN 01:24:04 - GLENN'S WIFE ANNIE'S PARENTS HOMER & MARGARET GASTER SPEAKS ABOUT GLENN 01:24:27 - JOHN GLENN'S BOYHOOD HOME, HIS PARENTS TALK ABOUT GLENN 01:24:58 - SMALL PLANE COMING TO A STOP ON TARMAC 01:25:12 - PILOT HARRY CLEBER ?SP, WHO GAVE GLENN FIRST FLYING LESSON 01:25:32 - FLIGHT TRAINING PLANES IN FORMATION 01:25:48 - MONTAGE CADETS, CLASSROOM TRAINING, FLYING TRAINING, CALISTHENICS, JUMPING JACKS, SIDE STRADDLE HOP, PLAYING VOLLEY BALL 01:25:59 - CADETS LEAVING CHURCH , MARCHING, WINGS BEING PINNED ON, WINNING WINGS. 01:26:07 - FOUR FIGHTER PLANES IN FORMATION. IN BATTLE IN SOUTH PACIFIC 01:26:30 - KOREAN WAR BATTLE FOOTAGE, HIT MIG ?SP PLANES GOING DOWN 01:26:44 - SUPER SONIC F8U CRUSADER IN TEST FLIGHT 01:26:59 - EXPERIMENTAL PLANE X-15 DROPS OFF B-52 MOTHERSHIP 01:27:17 - UNMANNED EXPERIMENTAL ROCKET LAUNCH 01:27:26 - MONTAGE FIRST GROUP OF ASTRONAUTS CHOSEN, STUDYING, TRAINING, GLENN, SHEPARD, GRISSOM & SCHIRRA. NASA TRAINING 01:28:13 - LOADING & RAISING THE ATLAS MOTIVE POWER ON ITS GANTRY HARD HATS LOOKING UP. SPACE CRAFT LIFTED TO POSITION ATOP MERCURY ATLAS 01:29:03 - CU ASTRONAUTS PUTTING ON SPACE SUITS HELMETS LACING SUITS, PREPARING FOR SPACE FLIGHT 01:29:18 - MERCURY CONTROL ROOM 01:29:28 - ASTRONAUTS GETTING ONTO CAPSULE. ELEVATOR AT THE GANTRY GOING UP. CU AMERICAN FLAG. GLENN TAKING PLACE IN FRIENDSHIP 7. PUTTING HATCH ON CAPSULE 01:30:45 - MONTAGE LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL. MEN LOOKING THRU BINOCULARS. CU WOMAN WATCHING 01:31:06 - COUNTDOWN, SPACE LAUNCH. INTERCUTS ASTRONAUTS RELEASE OF CAPSULE FRIENDSHIP 7 01:33:27 - TRACKING SHIP USAF "ROSE KNOT" AT SEA FOLLOWING GLENN'S COURSE. CU GRID SHOWING CAPSULES COURSE 01:33:34 - ARABS ON CAMELS PASS MODERN TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT 01:33:37 - POV EARTH FROM SPACE INTERCUTS GLENN 01:34:15 - MONTAGE MERCURY TRACKING STATIONS MEN AT CONTROLS COMPUTERS PUSHING BUTTONS. INTERCUTS JOHN GLENN. CAPE CANAVERAL BRINGING GLENN DOWN TO EARTH. NAVAL SHIP, SAILORS LOOK THRU BINOCULARS FOR SIGHT OF GLENN 01:37:31 - CAPSULE IN CARIBBEAN, GLENN ON SHIP 01:37:49 - GLENN TRANSPORTED TO AIRCRAFT CARRIER RANDOLPH HANGING ON HELICOPTER 01:37:56 - GLENN ARRIVING HOME, BEING CONGRATULATED BY NASA WORKER 01:38:17 - MONTAGE LAUDING JOHN GLENN, CAPE CANAVERAL VP JOHNSON MOTORCADE PARADE THRILLED LINES OF PEOPLE PRESIDENT KENNEDY PRESENTING SERVICE MEDAL TO GLENN AS HIS FAMILY WATCHES PROUDLY. 01:39:30 - KENNEDY & GLENN ARRIVE IN WASHINGTON, RAINY DAY POV IN CAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS 01:39:46 - GLENN & WIFE IN WHITE HOUSE RECEIVING GUESTS WITH ALAN SHEPARD. JFK SAYING GOODBYE GLENNS GETTING INTO CAR 01:40:00 - GLENN'S MOTORCADE 01:40:17 - TICKER TAPE PARADE NEW YORK CITY 01:40:38 - SMALL TOWN PARADE NEW CONCORD, OHIO. CU HIP OLD LADY TAKING PICTURE. MS TREE FULL OF TEEN BOYS WAVING HEROS WELCOME HOME 01:40:57 - CAPITOL SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE JOHN MCCORMACK PRESENTS JOHN GLENN STANDING OVATION. GLENN SPEAKS GIVES SPEECH. PRESIDENT JOHNSON IN B/G 01:43:57 - AERIAL OVER CAPITOL 01:44:02 - MONTAGE LINCOLN MEMORIAL, STATUE 01:44:14 - AERIAL OVER NEW YORK. CITY STREET SCENES PEDESTRIANS CROSSING STREETS 01:44:19 - FIELDS OF GRAIN 01:44:24 - STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO SCENES 01:44:29 - LS GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE 01:44:32 - MONTAGE SCENIC NATURE SHOTS, HIGH WATERFALL RIVERS, LAKES, MOUNTAINS NIAGARA FALLS, POV DRIVING THRU REDWOOD FOREST. CATTLE DRIVE, WOMAN HORSEBACK RIDING ALONG COASTAL ROAD OCEAN IN B/G 01:45:30 - CU HUGE AMERICAN FLAG 01:45:33 - TAPE ENDS
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1962
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1960s
- File Name: F-1705