Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-096-003
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.'s successful completion of the Mercury-Atlas 6 test flight, also known as the Friendship 7. Materials in this folder include a letter from John Herschel and Clara Sproat Glenn and congratulatory correspondence between President Kennedy and foreign heads of state, including French President General Charles de Gaulle, King Hassan II of Morocco, and President Ahmed Sekou Toure of Guinea. This folder contains some foreign language material.