Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0655-007
This folder contains correspondence between members of President John F. Kennedy's staff and the public concerning Project Mercury astronauts and flights, Colonel John Glenn's orbital flight aboard the Friendship 7 capsule. The folder also contains several letters suggesting that the astronaut program select a member of an underrepresented community, including the African American and Black communities, for training and space flight.