American astronaut John Herschel Glenn's teachers, friends and other people speak about him in New Concord, Ohio.

A film titled 'The John Glenn Story' on the life of American astronaut John Herschel Glenn Jr. He was the first American to orbit the earth in 1962. US President John F Kennedy seated at a desk in his office. He says that John Glenn is an inspiration for the Americans. A radar locates an aircraft. Aircraft in flight. The launch of a spacecraft. Buildings along street sides. A portrayal of Glenn's youth in New Concord, Ohio. Cars parked on a street.. Aerial view of Ohio. A boy portrayed as John Glenn stands on a river bank and walks along. He rides a bicycle. A train moves along a railroad track. The boy waves. The station master stands nearby. Cars move past on a street. The boy rides his bicycle along a street. A man talks about John Glenn. He says that Glenn's life is an example for the Americans. The school of Glenn. His teacher seated in a chair. The teacher says that he was an excellent student. The college which Glenn attended. Students enter the building. A man talks about him. He spent time in athletics. Boys play basketball. They race and play other games. The sports coach says that Glenn was the captain of the school team and proved that good mind and good body always go together. Students seated on a beach talk about him.