Glenn
Subtitle: the astronaut who would be President
By: Frank Van Riper
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Empire Books; distributed by Harper & Row
Published: 1983
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9780880150101
Subjects: Politicians; Legislators; Biography; Astronauts
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Helmet in the ring; title: The making of a politician: the legacy of JFK; title: Days in New Concord; title: The war years: World War II and Korea; title: The years between: a taste of glory; title: Project Mercury: selection and rejection; title: The voyage into space; title: THe first fall: the campaign of 1964; title: The millionaire businessman; title: John Glenn and RFK; title: From the jaws of victory; title: Paying his dues; title: "I've held a job"; title: Years in the Senate: a liberal or a centrist?; title: Mission White House; title: What kind of president?