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President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with astronaut Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. White House photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton (wearing US Army uniform), and other photographers and members of the media stand in the background.
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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy views a scale model of a Gemini capsule in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington, D.C.; the model was given to President Kennedy as a Christmas gift from the personnel of McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, following the President’s visit to McDonnell’s St. Louis plant on 12 September 1962. Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, stands at right; White House Photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton, stands at left. [See also MO 63.1922a-c, "Scale Model of the Gemini Spacecraft"]
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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy (right) exits the White House with astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper (center), after President Kennedy presented Major Cooper with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). Also pictured: White House Photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton (left of doorway, holding up camera); White House Secret Service agent, Paul A. Burns (behind Captain Stoughton). Unidentified members of the press observe. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy (center right, back to camera) speaks with astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper in the North Portico of the White House, Washington, D.C., after President Kennedy presented Major Cooper with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). Also pictured (R-L, from doorway): White House Secret Service agent, Paul A. Burns; White House Photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton; White House Correspondent for CBS News, Robert Pierpoint. Other unidentified members of the press observe.