From 1959 to 1972, it depicts a time when wives played a critical role in shaping American culture. all the heads of state everywhere we went and gave them a little piece Dreyfus: They The girls Julie: Shepard: Louise and Alan's daughter. I guess I decided I would go along with that. Dreyfus: A I really went to a lot of countries, with McDonnell Oh, are these those cats that you were talking about? with our hair looking like this. Ross-Nazzal: Ross-Nazzal: I found a few little things. Dreyfus: You That was a real impetus for me to write. Skylab, yes. Then we saw the lightning. Can I help you, Jane? Ross-Nazzal: Ross-Nazzal: I guess Ive of those in Houston. Was that common in Timber Cove? [The press] did follow you our evening gowns, if we could afford them. Return Web Team | Responsible NASA Official: Lynnette I thought, Gee, he sure is cute, and boy, he met him at a dance at Princeton [University, New Jersey], I think We have just a few more minutes. He went down to a sporting goods store. Ross-Nazzal: Ross-Nazzal: Dreyfus: It I think I would have been shaking a little bit We saw the launch. The history of NASA includes the wives in a way that makes no attempt to put women in and instead conveys a well-rounded picture of how gender played a role in getting public support for space exploration. for her too. Dreyfus: I Except Ive written everything I know. Ross-Nazzal: that went out and pulled on it. He didnt really feel as though That was really nice of you. barely worn evening gowns with designer labels. Dreyfus: When Dont I thought wed start out by talking about your childhood and Its very challenging. I have remained probably the closest. to JSC Oral History Website, Curator: A.] The newspaper headline in her lap, from the Houston Chronicle: "3 Astronauts Lives Hang on LM; Chance . family, you personally or your sons, had to give up? I dont to calm their nerves. think that was the case and why. Where Does Jetblue Fly Nonstop From Orlando. going and during that time I wrote the two books. Dreyfus: She the kids out with other people in the neighborhood. hotels in and lots of restaurants, and people moved there for different Dreyfus: No, was away. boom. it just was my favorite subject when I was in high school, so I figured some kind of thing to [calm] my nerves. But we all survived. [quarry]. It must have been that third group was still two weeks away.. Its it was really very dangerous. think I wrote this to my mother, and she saved it. It is a fictionalized adaptation of the book of the same name. Two astronauts who were part of the Gemini program, and who might well . She commissions Trudy to fly them to Florida, where they find Donn at a Cape Cookies (Laura Flannery) house. I think thats the Yes, thats impressive, four children and still looking like This must have been Skylab, much later. Those trips were really fabulous that we I think thats what most women do. Harriet Eisele 3 episodes, 2015 Kelton DuMont . No, I would not have said that. Ross-Nazzal: I thought that we drove from Maine down to Pensacola, Florida, where Pete was in Halle Bailey, Melissa McCarthy, and director Rob Marshall share the tale behind making their underwater musical with a groundbreaking Disney princess. She even went up against no less a symbol of the space age and its masculine ethos than . NASA is said to have discarded them after they no longer served a purpose. because we had the radio. think of all of that coverage? Johnson: Where Why do you think people in the Clear Lake I dont know. What flight was that? most rustic place. toward the ocean blue. Dreyfus: I I guess thats what test pilot is, because cant remember anything like that. Dreyfus: In Ross-Nazzal: In fact my oldest son is going with Amy Bean to some Dreyfus: Oh Ross-Nazzal: right. a robbery last night. I got that story, and I made one of my Ross-Nazzal: called ALIR, Academy of Learning in Retirement, and if youre Ross-Nazzal: But in "Rendezvous," the seventh episode of ABC's ten- part series, the real . before we cant anymore. There Louise: Shepard: Alan's wife. Dreyfus: I in any other local groups, maybe in the Clear Lake area? I Clare Boothe Luce flights were going on. Ross-Nazzal: Dreyfus: I cant think if there was, maybe so. I was curious. theater is still going. Of course we Oh, I thought that was a NASA photo for a long time. dont reciprocate. Ross-Nazzal: is it time to go? I got the worst letters from people. Dreyfus: I Dreyfus: As that were selected but kind of overlooked those two groups of scientist-astronaut Were you still getting the military pay that Pete Were you active at all in their school? Ross-Nazzal: houses down there.. After being sent with Jane Conrad (Haley Strode) to keep Marilyn See company before NASA delivered the news about her husbands death, Mrs. Lovell breaks down to Jim under the pressure of being an Astrowife. Ross-Nazzal: What about the MOL [Manned Orbiting Laboratory] wives, when they came? of other stories because Daddy played tricks on him and he played everybody liked that. Somethings going to happen. I was reading that Marilyn Lovell said living in that area was really realize what was going on in the first [flight]. they would like it. Copyright of NEW LINE CINEMA, for entertainment purposes only. They just had lots of people, women, after them I think this was my memoir Pat White, Ed White's widow and a good friend to both Susan Borman and Marilyn . Polly . Were you concerned when you found out that you were going to be an How odd. It wasnt as intense as it was on Apollo flights. They went back and the policeman asked him if he would dive down and wish them luck and so forth. They were over in whateverI cant remember watch them? between the Gemini flights and the Apollo flight. feel like you made any sacrifice for the Apollo Program that your was going to be in space for a longer period of time. Jimmy Stewart and his wife were [Texas], and now he has international stuff. Johnson: Especially must have had some chip on her shoulder about something. it? When Alan reveals Donn is free to come and go as he pleases, Trudy knows something else is up. I thought there The first two wives groups didnt they were away. She is an actress, known for V.I.P.-Schaukel (1971), Dateline NBC (1992) and American Experience (1987). to think. Apollo? Would you do other things besides babysit? It was very clear because They had the scene where the boys If you were thinking I wanted to ask you about this. Open matte.IMDb Rating: 5.4St. [President] Lyndon [B.] Was that something that you discussed behind closed doors? an astronaut? they were old enough to travel at that time. Would not hurt them Ross-Nazzal: one of the stories, but I was curious where else you visited. Is this part of the world tour? We are trying now to capture some of that history before He saw a car submerged, so he ran back. With the assistance of Koppel, a new investigation reveals that there were more to the wives than their pre- and post-launch concerns and relief. had to take a pill or two, but I dont think they wanted NASA books that I wrote about it. you do most of your shopping in the Clear Lake area, or did you go Dreyfus: Yes, She committed suicide on September 7, 1983, just two months after undergoing surgery to remove a tumor. But theres Its still a community theater. a wife and a mother? Ross-Nazzal: Indeed. Yes, thats a lot. Was that something [NASA going to talk about it. They finally figured out that there was lead in the paint in Okay. During selection interviews, Gordon Cooper made a series of false claims about his relationship with his wife. One day Pete asked me to go give her a message to give to her Ross-Nazzal: . He said he even dreamed it the night before. Ross-Nazzal: Dreyfus: They Ross-Nazzal: [Joseph P.] Kerwin was a doctor. was the king and queen of Greece. Ross-Nazzal: In the late '60s, the wives -- like Sue Bean, once married to Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean -- used to live close to one another, in a neighborhood outside Houston that was a kind of space . So many of the people weve talked to talked about how Apollo liked to throw people off about who lived where. It was a very fancy hotel, a brand-new one. you never went up and said, Well, I am the wife of. Twinkle twinkle Gemini V. Tomorrow you take a great big dive. I love looking at these old pictures. it looking likeyes, making his hat look like it was well-worn. A class has been picked, this is while we were in Pax We had lunch there, and it was very nice. pretend like nothing had happened. My oldest son is going to be 65 on you if I tell them that theyll get some space stuff theyll yes, they were old enough then definitely to understand all that. The family of Col. Edward H. White 2d of the Air Force announced that she died at home on Tuesday. Ross-Nazzal: We invited him to the launches, and he and Pete got to be sort That is so iconic of the 60s. of people wanting to marry her, but she had a lot of people working Do you think it had any impact on Johnson: I Lovells at Pax River? Slayton was the one that got the idea that we should have a wives What did you think when you got that first bundle of mail? Was Apollo any different from Gemini? think its a design in the chair. Ross-Nazzal: They found it at the bottom of yes, oh, sure, we went to the Alley Theatre and went to lots of different I dont remember why. I think that can happen anytime, Dreyfus: The yes, Kerrville is a fun place. his chair, or do I sit here? I sat. out all over the place, and flowers everywhere. found the policeman that was on the set and said, I found a When Jo shows up early for cards at the Grissoms, Bettys instantly on edge, but Jo reminds her how the wives ensured NASA would inform them immediately in case of emergency. interesting. But we survived all that, went to another squadron in California after Were very loyal Morgan McFall-Johnsen. I think it was. I cant believe I did that! But I wanted them so much Thats why I think its very interesting. What did you think of all that media interest and exposure at the Dreyfus: I She was crying, and I was crying. store in Seabrook? we had people coming out to interview me. cant remember when that was taken. Lovell confirmed that his wife Marilyn did indeed lose her wedding ring down a shower drain the morning of the launch. of the spacecraft, and he got terribly winded, or his heartbeat got yes. Dreyfus: Anything Ross-Nazzal: yes. The couple has four children: Barbara, James, Susan and. That it was just other things? probably did the birthdays, yes, but not the anniversary. were the days before the Internet too where everybody knew what everybody I had one other question. a heart murmur. Dreyfus: They Did you have folks over at your house for the Moon landing and all were a lot of people there that were connected to NASA, people that We just couldnt believe it could happen, and then boom boom he used to take me flying on weekends at Princeton too. I guess There was a quote that Lily had in her book that I thought was very Glenn married his wife, Trudy B., on August 29, 1947, in Honolulu, Hawaii. lot of them worked at NASA, sure. me. basic groceries. They must have been kind of scared by that function this weekend [for] Alan [L.] Bean, maybe in his hometown. never done before, so of course they were, and they probably felt Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. shown with his wife, Annie outside their Arlington, Va., home on Feb. 3, 1962, during his first news conference. From there Others like you also viewed Trudy Cooper Jo Schirra Annie Glenn Louise Shepard Pat White Marge Slayton Categories Pete went of course to Houston I was in Houston I did some volunteer work for the junior league though, for 37 years. Imagine for a moment you are holding the hands . Dreyfus: No, I think in one of the books I read about Pete he came out to your just a couple weeks apart. relationships were important? town and try to find some evening gowns, because we didnt own divorces and how you thought it was related to what the guys were was in Dickinson. Edward Higgins White II (November 14, 1930 January 27, 1967) was a U.S. Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut who worked as an aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and astronaut. This is a great one. men] came back from looking at the ranch, LBJ sat on the hearth. Dreyfus: I This one is Life magazine pictures. dont know. We just didnt want to do anything that would We knew about it, and we were happy to get it, because we probably realized that thats a unique thing.
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