SHOW NOTES:
*Although Glynn Lunney is still conducting the interview, he is on the phone with John and his voice is not heard in this episode.
*Because of John's experience in Korea, he finds college life much different than other students.
*John talks about his early NACA career and working with the legendary Max Faget, and after that, it's on to the Space Task Group.
*Working at the remote sites during Mercury was a blast and a half for John. He says working at far-flung places around the world was, for the most part "like winning the lottery."
*John has a run-in with Chris Kraft ... and survives!
*John gives his no-holds-barred take on Scott Carpenter's Mercury flight.
*John's family arrives about 15-20 minutes into the conversation, and there's some background conversation and noise throughout most of the rest of the interview.
*John becomes a clock expert.
*Mission rules become an important part of NASA's early successes.
*Cliff Charlesworth NEVER got tired ... he just got hungry.
*John doesn't mince words when it comes to the Apollo 11 landing.
*John remembers the time message tubes littered the area behind and next to his Retro console. To him, they looked like 105-millimeter howitzer shells. Some say this is how the Trench got its nickname.
*John reminds Glynn of the time he asked for the crew of Apollo 7 to be set down in the middle of a hurricane!
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