Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-096-004
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Captain Walter "Wally" Schirra's successful completion of the Mercury-Atlas 8 test flight, also known as the Sigma 7. Materials in this folder include congratulatory correspondence between President Kennedy and foreign heads of state, including Chancellor Konrad Adenauer of the Federal Republic of Germany, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India, and U Thant, Secretary-General of the United Nations. This folder contains some foreign language material.