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Presidential asperations
Getting involved in [[politics]], John Glenn was elected as a [[Democratic]] [[senator]] for the state of [[Ohio]] serving from 1975 until his retirement in 1999.
Getting involved in [[politics]], John Glenn was elected as a [[Democratic]] [[senator]] for the state of [[Ohio]] serving from 1975 until his retirement in 1999.
In [[United States presidential election, 1976|1976]], Glenn was a candidate for the Democratic vice presidential nomination. However, Glenn's keynote address at the Democratic National Convention failed to impress the delegates and the nomination went to Senator [[Walter Mondale]]. Glenn also sought the [[United States presidential election, 1984|1984 Democratic presidential nomination]].
In a 2009 interview in ''Audiology Today'' he expressed approval for good health care available for everyone. During the Korean war he flew 63 missions. His head gear provided some hearing protection as a pilot and astronaut. He wears hearing aids and believes his high-frequency hearing loss is from aging rather than noise exposure. When his Mercury space ship was descending to sea level, he had to keep adjusting the air pressure in his ears by moving his jaw. He also adjusts his ears when scuba diving. After his three orbits around the earth, he wanted to go into space again, but wasn’t allowed to because of the danger of space flight. He worked for the space program another two years until he bumped his head on the edge of his tub. He was hospitalized for a while and had dizziness for almost a year. Because of his fame, he was able to become a U.S. Senator. He joined the committee on aging to help his parents and the aging population. His is opposed to space tourism and wants the space station to continue to do research even if there is another mission to the moon. He went on a space shuttle mission when he was 77 for research on aging. He is fine with women being allowed to be test pilots and astronauts, but considers space flight to be as risky as combat missions. He has never seen what he considers to be a UFO and is open-minded when told about UFOs.<ref>Fabry, D. 2009. ''Rocket Man John Glenn.'' Audiology Today. Reston, VA: American Acadamy of Audiology.</ref>
In a 2009 interview in ''Audiology Today'' he expressed approval for good health care available for everyone. During the Korean war he flew 63 missions. His head gear provided some hearing protection as a pilot and astronaut. He wears hearing aids and believes his high-frequency hearing loss is from aging rather than noise exposure. When his Mercury space ship was descending to sea level, he had to keep adjusting the air pressure in his ears by moving his jaw. He also adjusts his ears when scuba diving. After his three orbits around the earth, he wanted to go into space again, but wasn’t allowed to because of the danger of space flight. He worked for the space program another two years until he bumped his head on the edge of his tub. He was hospitalized for a while and had dizziness for almost a year. Because of his fame, he was able to become a U.S. Senator. He joined the committee on aging to help his parents and the aging population. His is opposed to space tourism and wants the space station to continue to do research even if there is another mission to the moon. He went on a space shuttle mission when he was 77 for research on aging. He is fine with women being allowed to be test pilots and astronauts, but considers space flight to be as risky as combat missions. He has never seen what he considers to be a UFO and is open-minded when told about UFOs.<ref>Fabry, D. 2009. ''Rocket Man John Glenn.'' Audiology Today. Reston, VA: American Acadamy of Audiology.</ref>