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    "ocrText": "Interview with Lt. Col. John H. Glenn, Jr.\n23\ninterested in details of what happened, both in combat and\nin space flight. For instance, he wanted to know about\nthings that occurred on a space flight--what I saw, what\nthings looked like, how I felt during reentry, was it hot\nor wasn't it hot, how did I feel when it banged down on the\nwater, how did it feel when I got out. He seemed to be\nmore interested in what had occurred on a personal experience\nbasis rather than the scientific details of the event. What\ndid it feel like to me as a man, more than\nMr. Sohier:\nas a symbol?\nColonel Glenn: Well, perhaps as a symbol, but I was thinking\nmore of the technical details of what's happening to you and\nthe spacecraft, such as blood pressure, temperature, and the\ndata we've been trying to get back. He didn't seem to be as\ninterested in that type detail as he was in the personal\nexperience--how did it feel and what did I think about at\nvarious times.\nMr. Sohier: One theme that came out in his Inaugural Address\nand went all the way through his various statements on space\nwas the business of cooperation with the Russians. There\nhave been various suggestions of American and Russian astro-\nnauts doing something together. Did he ever discuss this\nsubject with you?\nColonel Glenn: Just briefly. I'm almost certain that his\nremarks at the UN, which triggered the comment on cooperation,\nwere misunderstood to a degree. I think he intended that\ncooperation with the Russians in manned space flight would\nhave to start at a fairly low level and work step-by-step\nto a broader program. I think the way it was presented at\nthe UN was misunderstood and people immediately assumed\nthat all at once we were going to have Russian cosmonauts\nand American astronauts flying in the same cockpit, possibly\nin the very, very immediate future. Well, there are many\nproblem areas that would have to be worked out at a much\nlower level--just such things as what kind of body sensors,\nEKG, electrocardiogram pickups and other equipment are going"
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