EPISODE · Oct 23, 1998 · 13 MIN

John Glenn returns to Space

from Letter from America: The Clinton Years (1997-2000) · host BBC Radio 4

As John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth prepares to return to space at the age of 77, Cooke remembers the extraordinary TV broadcast and Glenn's instant fame.

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