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Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Chairman of the National Aeronautics and Space Council, speaks from a lectern at the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. Seated on the platform, first row (L-R): astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., astronaut Captain Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Congressman George P. Miller (California), Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma), Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth (mostly hidden behind Vice President Johnson), Administrator of NASA James E. Webb, President John F. Kennedy, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, his wife Annie Glenn, Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis, and Governor Farris Bryant of Florida. Second row, beginning at right of lectern (L-R): Congressman Albert Thomas (Texas), Senator George Smathers of Florida (partially hidden, facing away), astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr. (mostly hidden behind President Kennedy), Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn, his son David Glenn, astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton, and Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (partially hidden, in the third row) sits behind David Glenn; all others unidentified.
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Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Chairman of the National Aeronautics and Space Council, speaks from a lectern at the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. Seated on the platform, first row (L-R): astronaut Captain Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Congressman George P. Miller (California), Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma), Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth (mostly hidden behind Vice President Johnson), Administrator of NASA James E. Webb, President John F. Kennedy, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, his wife Annie Glenn, Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis, and Governor Farris Bryant of Florida. Second row, beginning at right of lectern (L-R): Congressman Albert Thomas (Texas), Senator George Smathers (Florida), astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr. (partially hidden behind President Kennedy), Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn, his son David Glenn, astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton, and Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (with head down); Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (partially hidden, in the third row) sits behind David Glenn; all others unidentified. The space capsule Friendship 7 is visible at far right.
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President John F. Kennedy (left) and astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (right) visit the Mercury Control Center at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, prior to the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn. White House Secret Service Agent Emory Roberts (center) walks behind; all others are unidentified. Brevard County, Florida.
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Project Mercury Flight Director Christopher C. Kraft, Jr. (left) and astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (center) brief President John F. Kennedy on the operation of the Mercury Control Center at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, prior to the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn. Unidentified cameraman (in back) stands on table at right. Brevard County, Florida.
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Project Mercury Flight Director Christopher C. Kraft, Jr. (left) and astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (center) brief President John F. Kennedy on the operation of the Mercury Control Center at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, prior to the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn. Brevard County, Florida.
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President John F. Kennedy (second from left with back to camera) visits the Mercury Control Center at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, prior to the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (L-R) Unidentified, President Kennedy, Project Mercury Flight Director Christopher C. Kraft, Jr. (facing the camera), and Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (back to camera). Brevard County, Florida.
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Project Mercury Flight Director Christopher C. Kraft, Jr. (center) and astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (far right) brief President John F. Kennedy on the operation of the Mercury Control Center at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, prior to the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn. Unidentified man (partially hidden, behind Lieutenant Colonel Glenn) looks on from right. Brevard County, Florida.
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President John F. Kennedy (far right, facing away) visits the Mercury Control Center at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, prior to the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (L-R) Dr. Stanley C. White, Chief of Life Systems Division, NASA Manned Spacecraft Center; unidentified; Christopher C. Kraft, Jr., Project Mercury Flight Director; and President Kennedy. Brevard County, Florida.
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Project Mercury Flight Director Christopher C. Kraft, Jr. (left) and astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (center) brief President John F. Kennedy on the operation of the Mercury Control Center at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, prior to the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn. Unidentified cameraman stands on table at right. Brevard County, Florida.
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Project Mercury Flight Director Christopher C. Kraft, Jr. (left) and astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (center) brief President John F. Kennedy on the operation of the Mercury Control Center at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, prior to the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn. Brevard County, Florida.
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President John F. Kennedy (center) greets Annie Glenn, wife of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., and her children, Lyn and David Glenn, upon his arrival aboard Air Force One at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn. (L-R) Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (in back), Congressman Paul G. Rogers (Florida), White House Secret Service Agent Floyd Boring (in back), Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, President Kennedy, unidentified, Lyn Glenn (wearing yellow dress), Mrs. Glenn (wearing red dress), David Glenn, Administrator of NASA James E. Webb (holding hat), Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma), and Congressman George P. Miller of California (removing hat). Brevard County, Florida.
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United States Air Force Honor Guard stands at attention upon President John F. Kennedy's arrival at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. Those standing with President Kennedy in front of Air Force One include: Assistant to the Air Force Aide to the President Major Frank S. Evans, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger, Congressman Dante B. Fascell (Florida), Congressman Paul G. Rogers (Florida), Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, and Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis; White House Secret Service Agent Floyd Boring (in back) stands at bottom of airplane stairs. Brevard County, Florida.
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Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (center) kisses his wife, Annie Glenn (wearing red dress), following his arrival aboard Military Transport Service (MATS) airplane at Patrick Air Force Base, Brevard County, Florida. Lieutenant Colonel Glenn reunited with his family for the first time since his orbital flight, prior to attending the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal ceremonies held in his honor at Cape Canaveral. Looking on are Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's children, David Glenn (wearing plaid jacket) and Lyn Glenn (wearing yellow dress), and Vice President Johnson (at right, holding hat); all others unidentified.
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Upon arriving at Patrick Air Force Base aboard Military Air Transport Service (MATS) airplane, astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (center, left) reunites with his family for the first time since his orbital flight. Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, escorted by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, traveled to Brevard County, Florida, to attend the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal ceremonies held in his honor at Cape Canaveral. Standing in front of airplane stairs (L-R): Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's son David Glenn (wearing plaid jacket), his daughter Lyn Glenn (wearing yellow dress), Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, his wife Annie Glenn (wearing red dress), his parents Clara Sproat Glenn and John H. Glenn, Sr., and Vice President Johnson (in profile, holding hat); all others unidentified.
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Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (right, holding hat) greets Clara Sproat Glenn and John H. Glenn, Sr., parents of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., upon his and Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's arrival aboard Military Air Transport Service (MATS) airplane at Patrick Air Force Base, Brevard County, Florida. Vice President Johnson escorted Lieutenant Colonel Glenn on the flight to Florida to attend the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal ceremonies held in Glenn's honor at Cape Canaveral. Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (center) looks on from left with his wife, Annie Glenn (wearing red dress), and children, David Glenn (wearing plaid jacket) and Lyn Glenn (wearing yellow dress).
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Upon arriving aboard Military Air Transport Service (MATS) airplane at Patrick Air Force Base, astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. reunites with his family for the first time since his orbital flight. Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, escorted by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, traveled to Brevard County, Florida, to attend the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal ceremonies held in his honor at Cape Canaveral. Standing in front of airplane stairs (L-R): Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's son David Glenn (wearing plaid jacket), his daughter Lyn Glenn (wearing yellow dress), Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, his wife Annie Glenn (wearing red dress), Vice President Johnson (in profile), and Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's father John H. Glenn, Sr.; all others unidentified. United States Air Force Honor Guard officer (back to camera) stands at attention at right.
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United States Air Force Honor Guard stands at attention upon the arrival of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson aboard Military Air Transport Service (MATS) airplane at Patrick Air Force Base, Brevard County, Florida. Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (in front of airplane stairs) reunites with his wife, Annie Glenn, son, David Glenn, and daughter, Lyn Glenn, for the first time since his orbital flight, prior to attending the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal ceremonies held in his honor at Cape Canaveral.
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United States Air Force Honor Guard stands at attention upon the arrival of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson aboard Military Air Transport Service (MATS) airplane at Patrick Air Force Base, Brevard County, Florida. Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (in front of airplane stairs) reunites with his wife, Annie Glenn, son, David Glenn, and daughter, Lyn Glenn, for the first time since his orbital flight, prior to attending the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal ceremonies held in his honor at Cape Canaveral.
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President John F. Kennedy (standing at the top of the airplane stairs) exits Air Force One upon his arrival at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. White House Secret Service Agent Emory Roberts stands at the bottom of the stairs, at left; United States Air Force Honor Guard stands at attention in the foreground. Brevard County, Florida.
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President John F. Kennedy talks on the telephone with astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., who was aboard the USS Noa after splash-down of Mercury-Atlas 6 (also known as Friendship 7) and the successful completion of the first U.S. manned orbital flight. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy talks on the telephone with astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., who was aboard the USS Noa after splash-down of Mercury-Atlas 6 (also known as Friendship 7) and the successful completion of the first U.S. manned orbital flight. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy talks on the telephone with astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., who was aboard the USS Noa after splash-down of Mercury-Atlas 6 (also known as Friendship 7) and the successful completion of the first U.S. manned orbital flight. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (standing at microphones) delivers a statement to the press following astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.'s successful orbital flight aboard Mercury-Atlas 6, also known as Friendship 7. Unidentified reporters look on. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (standing at microphones) delivers a statement to the press following astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.'s successful orbital flight aboard Mercury-Atlas 6, also known as Friendship 7. Unidentified photographers and reporters look on. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy walks across the West Wing Lawn to deliver a statement to the press following astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.'s successful orbital flight aboard Mercury-Atlas 6, also known as Friendship 7. White House, Washington, D.C.