Email to President Clinton from John Glenn
11/6/1998
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On February 20, 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the earth. In 1998, he returned to space at the age of 77, aboard the space shuttle Discovery. In the 36 years since his first orbit, both spacecraft and communication technology had advanced significantly – Senator Glenn could now communicate with the president via email directly from space.
This primary source comes from the Collection NLMS-0001: William J. Clinton Presidential Records.
National Archives Identifier: 595136
Full Citation: Message to President Bill Clinton from Senator John Glenn; 11/6/1998; Automated Records Management System (ARMS) Email from the White House Office (WHO) Bucket, 1/20/1993 - 1/20/1993; Collection NLMS-0001: William J. Clinton Presidential Records; William J. Clinton Library, Little Rock, AR. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/email-john-glenn, March 22, 2023]Activities that use this document
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