Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C22146
President John F. Kennedy visits with astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter and Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams, and their families, regarding Lt. Cdr. Carpenter's Mercury-Atlas 7 orbital flight (also known as Aurora 7). Left to right: Robyn Jay Carpenter, Marc Scott Carpenter, Rene Carpenter, President Kennedy, Lt. Cdr. Carpenter, Candace Noxon Carpenter and Kristen Elaine Carpenter (both in front), Dr. Williams, and Elizabeth Ann Williams (partially hidden on edge of frame). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.