On Wed, 12 Nov 2014 08:07:45 +0000 (UTC), David Lesher
wrote:

There wasn't any live TV of Gus' recovery, was there?

Not a chance...Gemini 6A, the "on again, off again, try it now"
mission was the first with video from the carrier; I don't
recall when the recovery birds got links back to the carrier...

That is what I thought. But Gene said that they were watching and
saying "Get Gus, Get Gus".