(VIDEO) President Kennedy's statement after John Glenn's orbital flight

Feb. 20, 1962 - President Kennedy made a brief statement to reporters following Lieut. Col. John Glenn's successful orbital flight. The “race across this country” in the President’s statement is a reference to the first supersonic transcontinental flight flown by Colonel Glenn on July 16, 1957.

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