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Mary McCabe shares her memories of the Glassboro Summit, the excitement and how fun it was to be caught in this transformational moment in Glassboro, New Jersey.

Working at a dentist office in Pitman Mrs. Cunningham was able to come see the summit on her extended lunch break.

John was with a friend when his father called him to inform him of the summit, Glassboro State needed John Walsh who was working for public relations at the time was given a press pass. John expressed how interesting it was to observe how Glassboro…

Mr. Downer was a sophomore in high school with the Glassboro high school band at the time they were competing at Virginia Beach but the decision was made to come home early to see the summit. The atmosphere was electric, the summit was a surprise and…

Marjory Wajda lived across a street were on her porch and font lawn friends, family and neighbors gathered. Everyone enjoyed the mutual excitement and happiness of the summit and how it affected all the people of Glassboro.

June 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson and Premier Alexei Kosygin met at Glassboro State College, now Rowan University, at the height of political tension, thousands of local residents warmly greeted the world leaders forever changing the local…

June 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson and Premier Alexei Kosygin met at Glassboro State College, now Rowan University, at the height of political tension, thousands of local residents warmly greeted the world leaders forever changing the local…

June 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson and Premier Alexei Kosygin met at Glassboro State College, now Rowan University, at the height of political tension, thousands of local residents warmly greeted the world leaders forever changing the local…