Upon arrival at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Cape Cananveral AFS), they greeted President John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), who had flown into Cape Canaveral, landing at the Skid Strip. From there, President Kennedy and Glenn were driven to Hangar S at Cape Canaveral, where the President presented him the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal. They then toured Mercury Control Center and then greeted launch workers at Launch Complex 14 (LC-14). At the launch site, Glenn presented the President with a hard hat that workers wore when at the launchpad.]]>
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0:02:10 Growing up in Orlando
0:03:58 Orlando Remembered
0:06:28 Goal of Orlando Remembered, snow birds, and horse trotting
0:11:48 Air Force Bases
0:14:45 Designing exhibits
0:21:16 Favorite exhibits and lost materials
0:24:21 Personal goals for Orlando Remembered and community involvement
0:27:43 Historical Society of Central Florida and the Orange County Regional History Center
0:30:28 How to become involved in Orlando Remembered and expanding outside of Orlando
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Orlando Remembered, Oviedo, Florida.]]>
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Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.]]>
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The Winter Garden Times describing petitions being circulated by Orange County sports fishermen and fishing camp owners. The petition calls for action in restoring Lake Apopka, and finding some compromise to make the farming on the shores of the lake compatible with sports fishing interests. The article also gives a brief description of the history of the pollution of the lake and its former status as a well-known sports fishing destination.]]>
The Winter Garden Times, April 28, 1966: binder 1966, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.]]>
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The Winter Garden Times, April 28, 1966.]]>
Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.]]>
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The Winter Garden Times.]]>
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