individuals that are more concerned with the protection or promotion of a set of special interests as they are to be promoting and protecting the american people, whether it s in the epa or the state department or any of the other agencies, again, that we are beginning to get a clear understanding of who he s choosing as leaders. it is disturbing given the rhetoric they have had of draining the swamp of washington, d.c. from special interests. well, in fact, they are putting more alligators in the swamp than we have ever seen. rhea suh, thanks for being with us. thank you. coming up, an american pioneer. remembering john glenn next on andrea mitchell reports. so fresh from the farm. delicious. perfect. only one egg with more great nutrition- now with 5 times more vitamin d, 10 times more vitamin e, and 25% less saturated fat. only one egg good enough for my family. because why have ordinary when you can have the best.
worried about their life. bill clinton was that person to them in the 90s and donald trump is that person to them now. bill clinton worried about it. when she started the listening tour, the theme was i m a fighter, i m fighting for you and that got lost. i want to talk about john glenn, the opposite of everybody we have been discussing today. you were writing about why he didn t take off in 1984 in politics. my answer having covered him on the hill and knowing him well and we were friends, i have to say. he was so modest, so humble that he had a flaw that was similar to george bush 41. he didn t want to brag about himself. he was not a rallier. he was the quiet man who got it done. the war hero. the other thing to remind people is growing up in the 50s when the soviets went to space in 1956 with sputnik, kids in
characteristic modesty, an explorer and pioneer who catapulted the united states after orbiting the earth three times in 1962. the u.s. had fallen behind to the russians with their launch of sputnik. glenn returned to a hero s welcome. he lived his life in service to his country as a fighter pilot in world war ii and core owe and then a senator for 24 years. he was beloved by colleagues. by his side from the beginning, the love of his life, his wife annie. they met when they were toddlers and at 77 he now returned to space. nbc s veteran space correspondent jay barberry was his friend and noted john glenn regretted not reaching the moon. may the good lord ride all the way and he did. he rode all the way through
john s life. we will miss him. michael drake is president of the ohio state university, the home of the john glenn college of public affairs. thank you for joining us today. john glenn was larger than life for so many of us. tell me about his role in ohio and the ohio roots that shaped his life. well, i think his ohio roots are important. his american roots, quintessentially american roots. he grew up and fell in love with and married the girl next door. volunteered to serve in the second world war in korea like men of his generation were doing. he was distinguished there and decided to become an astronaut. as i grew up he was one of those real iconic heroes that made us all proud to be american. he continued with a life of service and after finishing the senate came back here to ohio