Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Clinton Years (1997-2000) - John Glenn returns to Space

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.

Published on Friday, 23rd October 1998.

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