A genuine American hero of the 20^th century, air combat ace, NASA astronaut and U.S. Senator, John Glenn’s three orbits around the earth in 1962 brought the Soviet Union’s early space race dominance to a halt. Glenn’s heroic flight gave new impetus to President Kennedy’s vision of putting men on the moon by decade’s end and gave needed confidence to a nation caught in a global cold war. Join Professor Mark Goldstein for a discussion of Glenn’s incredible career and legacy from an inside vantage – Goldstein worked with Glenn every day for six years during part of his four terms in the U.S. Senate. Part humor and anecdotal, part historical and political, Goldstein gives a candid view of the man NASA called an American legend during his second space flight at the age of 77.