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one limousine and the women
in another.
The cavalcade, swollen by
dipiomatic and press cars to
approximately two dozen vehi-
GleS, drew up iE front of the
lincoln Memorial. where q
crowd of about 100. mostly
school children visiting the city
greeted the spacemen with
s16ieks.
William P. Campbell, a Park
Service guide, showed the two
men around the memorial
Which Col. Glenn told Maj,
Titov he visits frequently with
his children.
Reads Inscription
Col. Glenn asked q Soviet
Embassy interpreter to set into
Russian the inscription over
the Daniel Chester French
statue of Lincoln. The inScrip-
don reads:
s9n this temple as in the
hearts of the people for whom
be saved the Union the men,
dry of Abraham Lincoln is en-
Sllfined forever"
IEol. Glenn then pointed to
the Gettysburg Address. which
isTeproduced in its entirety on
the South wall. He remarked
that it was short.
tsAn good speeches are al
ways short" the Soviet cosmo-
Ilaut replied.
-sEspecially NINE" Col. Glenn
said.
t1eaving the memorial, the
group drove around West Po-
tnnaac Park to the washington
Monument. There another covey
Of shrieking teen-agers greeted
them.
it Fog ShrOuds View
Fbr all the sightseeing they
cot done from the top of the
monument, the pair might as
weli have stayed on the ground.
Fog obScured the view, and as
they peered out the north win
dows Col. Glenn remarked
ilaintively, Normally, you can
see;the White House from here.
r. was a good try, anyway"
The motorcade made an un-
scheduled stop at the Archives
at e:54 am, where a group OF
about SO high school students
screamed, "Glenn-Glenn."
The colonel explained the
pnenomenon of the American
teen-ager to Mai. Titov from
the point Of view Of q man with
two of his own. Mai. TitoV
appeared entertained and In
Structed by the aStronaut's ex-
planation.
Inside the Archives Building
Col Glenn pointed out the Dec
lafation Of Independence, the
Constitution and the Bill OF
Rights.
Pair PhiIOsOphize
The pair INDUCED in an ex-
change of philosophizing on the
waY out. In the tone of an in
sctiption on the Archives Build
ing, THE past is but a pro-
IOgue," Col. Glenn said. "You
only make progress as you use
what has gone before" @
.'That is true in all countries, "
Mai. Titov replied.
An unscheduled drive took the
tourists through East Potomac
Park, around Hams Point. back
past the Monument grounds
via jefferson drive, Fourteenth
street, and Adams drive to the
Capitol.
Col. Glenn and Mai. Titov
were met there by Capitol Ar
chitect ]. George Stewart and
guide William Curley-plus the
inevitable horde Of teen-agt
tourists.
As the two astronauts walked
upa the east stairway Of the
Senate wing to the principal
floer, Col. Glenn pointed tc
busts and statues and said
sHere are the famous people
Of this country"
sThey went into the office oi
Majority Leader Mansfield
who took them through the
Senate reception room to the
floor of the Senate.
Col. Glenn and Mr.. CurleS
explained the workings Of tht
Senate to Maj. Titov, aftel
which the group left to thu
applause of a gallery about
half full of people.
After walking along the new
east corridor to the Senate
SIDE, the group went init
Spaaker McCormack's office
Where they remained for {
lev minutes. Their wives pre-
e6ded them out Of the Speak
5es& rooms into the HousI
ehamber.
49, Speaks In English
"a few minutes later william
NJ (Fishbait) Miller, door
keeper of the House, bargel
through a crowd of reporter
and photographers, leadin
Maj. Titov by his right elbow
The Soviet cosmonaut provide
the surprise Of the morning b
lttering q protestation i
English.
turning to look for hi
American colleague, he spotte
CD. Glenn behind him, CRIME
Rnd remarked to Mr.. Miller:
1--WE go togedder."
E3In the Senate. Mrs. Tito
asked what the boys in clea
white shirts arranging paper
on Senate desks were doinl
Assistant Sergeant : at : Arm
William Cheatham told ht
they were pages.
After viewing the Hou'