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John Glenn, the Would-be Vice President

John Glenn. All Americans know the name. Marine, combat and test pilot, astronaut, first American to orbit the earth, politician and statesman, United States Senator from his home state of Ohio. But what most Americans don’t know…or don’t remember, is that John Glenn was came close to being our Vice President. In the summer of 1976, Democratic […]