Brazil, Argentina, Great Britain, France, Germany, and Japan. Press conferences 

 were held in Washington, New York, Chicago, Cleveland, San Diego, and San 

 Francisco with resultant press and television coverage. The Mayor of Chicago 

 hosted the female aquanauts on a whirlwind tour which included a parade through 

 downdown Chicago, being made honorary citizens, a proclamation (see attachment), 

 and a reception at the Shedd Aquarium. In addition, the female aquanauts 

 appeared on television shows in Philadelphia, New York, Washington, and Chicago. 

 One or more also appeared on the nationally syndicated Mike Douglas and Dick 

 Cavett shows . 



Furthermore, the large number of requests for information from school children 

 across the country (several hundreds) indicates that we not only reached this 

 potentially important audience, but that we also gained support for future 

 "man-in-the-sea" programs. 



CONCLUSIONS 



The Public Affairs Program met or exceeded its objectives. However, this is not 

 to say that it could not have been more effective or accomplish more than it did. 



The Office served in many capacities not normally expected of a Public Affairs 

 Office. This was due to personnel shortages in the program and the remoteness 

 of the operational site on St. John. The Office also served as the primary link 

 between the operation and the world. It was responsible for the dispatch of 

 the shuttle boat, the visitor bureau, and a haven for all program personnel who 

 wanted a cool place to sit or a cool glass of water. In addition, the Office 

 of Public Affairs obtained the daily weather forecast from the Weather Bureau 

 in San Juan, made hotel and travel accommodations, and acted as liaison for the 

 Air National Guard flights. The Office also provided secretarial services for 

 the program management including mission directors, watch directors, and med- 

 ical directors and rendered assistance in preparing and dispatching necessary 

 documents. The Office on two occasions relayed calls for emergency medical 

 treatment and had ambulances standing by to meet the incoming boat. All the 

 above activities proved vital to the life and morale of the program and its 

 personnel, but did on occasion detract from the primary purpose of the Office. 



A major reason for the success of the Public Affairs Program must be attributed 

 directly to the flexibility and accessibility of the Program Manager, Deputy 

 Program Manager, and Scientific Coordinator. All three displayed a high regard 

 and understanding for public affairs and the objective and operations of the 

 Public Relations program. 



ACKNCWLEDGEMENTS 



Special thanks are extended to the following persons for their on-site assist- 

 ance during the program. They are: Mr. Richard Bassett, Mr, Val Bergins, 

 Mr. Charles Boatner, Mr. Peter Borzelleca, Miss Vivian Manuel, Mr, Frank 

 Pugliese, Mr. Anthony Sinopoli, Mr. Samuel Sobelman, and Mr. Cecil Stoughton, 



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