Who Mentored John Glenn?
Former astronaut and senator John Glenn made history as the first American to orbit the earth, circling the globe three times in 1962. After his retirement from the space program, he served in the U.S. Senate for four consecutive terms. In 1998, Glenn, at 77 years old, became the oldest person ever to fly in space. Currently, Glenn heads the John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Policy at Ohio State University. I’ve been very curious about things all my life. My dad was curious. And he liked to take trips — he used to look into all sorts of things. He used to tell me his objective in life was to give me as many experiences as I could as a young person. *** I had a high school teacher who was particularly good at teaching. He taught civics, the study of government and politics. And he just made it come alive. And I used to look forward to his classes, and I was curious about what I might be able to do some time. Never thought I’d be able to be in high public office or anyt
