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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy (holding hat) walks with Commanding General of the U.S. Army Missile Command, Major General Francis J. McMorrow, and others, following his arrival at Redstone Army Airfield, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. Walking (L-R): White House Secret Service agent, Frank Yeager (in foreground); Director of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Dr. Wernher von Braun; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (in back); President Kennedy; Major General McMorrow; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Military personnel stand at right in background. The President visited Redstone Arsenal as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.