John Kennedy actually said...

I know that I express the great happiness and thanksgiving of all of us that Colonel Glenn has completed his trip, and I know that this is particularly felt by Mrs. Glenn and their two children.

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Remarks Following the Orbital Flight of Col. John H. Glenn, Jr.

02/19/1962

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