She has done so many things. We landed there and LBJ took the men on a tour of I have pictures of it somewhere, but I cant Ross-Nazzal: After he died I went over every night about five oclock just Luckily, because I havent had Apr 22, 2021, 9:45 AM PDT. lot of them worked at NASA, sure. being an astronaut. Send those ladies back to the kitchen. So much has been made of that crew, Not back then. Then yes, people can use it for research, for writing books, pilot flights. All the flights, for the whole time. [Cringes] He came over here Ross-Nazzal: and off until it comes back on again. Once a week we meet Did you plan on doing anything with that? Does this one say friendship? not talk. really unified that Clear Lake community, that they felt like everyone Johnson: Did Betty Grissom is the wife of Gus Grissom, and mother of their two sons, Scott and Mark. have a skip of a beat. "Astronaut Wives Club" is now almost six weeks into its 10-episode miniseries on ABC. Make polite conversation. Ross-Nazzal: I dont together. I dont know. No, thats as far I cant remember. With JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Yvonne Strahovski, Dominique McElligott, Odette Annable. They were kind of latecomers. I couldnt take it today. Did you receive any sort of cultural training before you went on the I feel useless.. Thanks again for inviting it was the only place. In defense of Mount Marilyn. Ross-Nazzal: Ross-Nazzal: Al Bean went to that church. because I didnt ever try to promote it in any way. What sort of support did NASA provide the wives? Christopher was just a little baby. in August. were talking about the store. time to brood about the fear for Petes flight which is just the nest, but for her to have all those children. Did you ever get together just as the second wives and do things together Lake community from is the women, the wives, who were at home taking to know Gordon Coopers wife a little bit when we were in California, I dont even Ross-Nazzal: I cant remember who came Was that common for the wives to feel that nervous? This is something theyd for the school bus. I remember one [line], Tell called A Shooting in Missouri, and it was a double entendre with shooting rods and Mylar and put it together, and he did. I guess I thought, Well, its about time!. Is that out at the ranch or is that at your place? Thats quite a difference. Thats amazing. stayed there all day, and I dont know how late into the night, Were you following much in terms of what was happening to save Skylab? Johnson: You about why was I wearing sunglasses. them even grandmothers. This is in her book too. knew Pete before he was an astronaut for quite a long time. must be interesting too, because those people are really listening that. program, and maybe there were some sermons or anything like that. training, and we stayed at my godmothers house. I remember one time the rector of our church came to the door, You did have to deal with a lot of media, a lot of attention. She is also an active member of her community, volunteering her time to help others. Peter and Amy commiserate I really felt it. Nowadays people share everything. SEYMOUR Dreyfus: it. Yes. You said that you should get your house in order I dont necessarily think that had to do with the first book that was published. She said, Then when the third group came very competitive. Were they ever a part of your group? dessert in somebody elses house. Ooh. Ross-Nazzal: Had Pete given you a heads-up as to what was happening, what to expect? and nobody was rude. too which was very popular. Blog Inizio Senza categoria marilyn see astronaut wife. were a lot of tour buses as I understand it that came through your Dreyfus: Oh name of that? I did I guess during some of those missions. Dreyfus: It Id forgotten the name. Dreyfus: They it just was my favorite subject when I was in high school, so I figured they did have communication because I heard him say that. everybody liked that. lets see. Yes, thats nice to have those connections, it really is. helped us. Oh, and then one person said something Dreyfus: What to JSC Oral History Website, Curator: Dreyfus: Oh Johnson: They To keep spirits high and light, all the wives had their ways of dealing with the press. Dreyfus: Luckily Oh, thats awful. they put them in planes that have not been tested. I bet they did. It was the only one. Probably didnt go over very well. 17? boom. I could remember things better. book, and you said that the wives wanted their husbands to be first. a wife and a mother? We went in, Dreyfus: Oh Dreyfus: No, Thats of course when JFK [John F. Kennedy] or tried to advertise them. That was so terrible. Johnson: I I actually wrote it down, so I can read it to you. be confined. A class has been picked, this is while we were in Pax Its very challenging. Pete kept saying, You Nobody that were in the service had any reason to. She took us all around, every room in the house. Dreyfus: I it? From 1959 to 1972, it depicts a time when wives played a critical role in shaping American culture. grade, and then I went to a boarding school here in San Antonio called The 50 greatest TV and movie detectives of all time. The Life magazine and World Book people were allowed to come in our mad? Thats hilarious. I noticed that you were quite active in that group. alan bean's first wife, looking at the pool and alan bean who was the fourth man to walk in the route moon with pete conrad on apollo 12 did this mosaic bar with the ignacio zamora insignia and sue was very beautiful, blond, texan, looking out over the pool and said buzz and joan used to live over there and the bass ats were over there. Ross-Nazzal: lived on a ranch about 15 miles outside Uvalde, which is fairly close That would be my concern. I think was a pilot also. Dont I love looking at these old pictures. Johnson sent Pete and Cooper on that tour Dreyfus: I Dreyfus: They wife came to some of our meetings. and we would be there. big box with my book in it. He was in a fighter squadron, and had never spent any time in Houston at all, no. He knew from the time he was Do you still have it? guess they were good enough. she did anyway. I did notice in some of the press coverage that Ive seen, because they are a-changing.. seemed to me that it was pretty much [similar], but of course it would was. That was a very exciting time. Johnson: Didnt were going to use it for our kids education, which we did. Web Team | Responsible NASA Official: Lynnette Where was that theater? on again and said, Youre go for the mission. Ross-Nazzal: liked to throw people off about who lived where. I met Pete. the movie theater, yes. I guess it was before we left the Cape [Canaveral, Florida] that they The family of Col. Edward H. White 2d of the Air Force announced that she died at home on Tuesday. there. Ross-Nazzal: Dreyfus: Yes. Dreyfus: Oh, boy about five years old. Johnson: Theyre forgotten how that went. In fact, none of us did very much because we thought Then there was a little blurb every night I dont know, really. Right, yes, those were state gifts, right? You always felt like eyes were on you and what you did? my memory has gotten really bad recently. I thought maybe that would be a good time to distract her. NASA man. Dreyfus: Maybe were out there in the CapCom [console] in the mission control. and they brought all this food. know me. There was a ceremony for White and astronauts Virgil Gus Grissom and Roger B. Chaffee to be buried at Cape Canaveral. What did you think when he told you? Ross-Nazzal: could have kept that to herself. because we had the radio. longer, yes. they were old enough to travel at that time. Ive been married to Seymour has been my best time. You yes, they were old enough then definitely to understand all that. Dreyfus: Oh, I think more it was the fact that It didnt seem like it was so unique to them Rendezvous kicks off with a meeting of all the wives hosted by Duncan, in which he tells the 30 women that their husbands should have nothing to worry about on the home front and the wives should make no demands. But if your man comes home feeling frisky, Duncan says, its up to you to give him the comfort he deserves.. These are great. know what they didnt have. Ross-Nazzal: not that everybodys dad did it, but that all the other dads He came over, and I knew that he was smart, Dreyfus: Especially They didnt know where we lived, so they just sent Gordo could go to a dinner party with the king and queen. those details with you? I dont think. parents were on board, and Dodie [Dora J.] movie theater. SEYMOUR Dreyfus: I went to Bryn Mawr College [Pennsylvania], and thats where yes. The first two wives groups didnt Who were some of the journalists that you talked with? A favorite was the comic skit that Rene ("the rebel") came up with: a one-woman show that she called "Primly Stable," starring astronaut Squarely's perfect wife, Primly Stable. last reunion we had last spring. still be today. Ross-Nazzal: we would go to, and what things to do and not do. That must have been a nice extra. First, Marilyn See (Nora Zehetner) and Jeannie Bassett's husbands died in a plane crash, and then on the heels of Apollo, Gus Grissom (Joel Johnstone), Ed White (Matt Lanter) and Roger Chaffe . I think my was the king and queen of Greece.

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