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President John F. Kennedy (back to camera) greets officials upon arrival at Redstone Army Airfield, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. Standing in receiving line (L-R): unidentified; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance (in back, partially hidden); Commanding General of the U.S. Army Missile Command, Major General Francis J. McMorrow (shaking hands with President Kennedy); Director of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Dr. Wernher von Braun; Representative Robert E. Jones (Alabama); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb. The President traveled to Huntsville as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy visits the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama, during a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations. Left to right: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Director of the MSFC, Dr. Wernher von Braun; President Kennedy (wearing sunglasses); Administrator of NASA, Dr. James E. Webb (back to camera); Representative Albert Thomas (Texas).
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President John F. Kennedy tours the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. Left to right (in foreground): Director of the MSFC, Dr. Wernher von Braun; Associate Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President Kennedy; Administrator of NASA, Dr. James E. Webb (partially hidden). The President visited the MSFC as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy speaks with Director of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Dr. Wernher von Braun (center left), during a tour of the MSFC at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson stands at right. The Saturn C-1 rocket sits in background. President Kennedy visited the MSFC as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson visit with Director of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Dr. Wernher von Braun (center), during a tour of the MSFC at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. The Saturn C-1 rocket sits in background. President Kennedy visited the MSFC as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson visit with Director of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Dr. Wernher von Braun (center), during a tour of the MSFC at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama; White House Secret Service agent, Bill Duncan, walks at far left. The Saturn C-1 rocket sits in background. President Kennedy visited the MSFC as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy (right, facing away) views Saturn engine displays, during a tour of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama; Director of the MSFC, Dr. Wernher von Braun (partially hidden, with arm raised), briefs President Kennedy. Also pictured: Representative Albert Thomas (Texas); Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Associate Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Administrator of NASA, Dr. James E. Webb; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Representative George P. Miller (California). The President visited the MSFC as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy (center right) views models of the Saturn rocket, during a tour of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama; Director of the MSFC, Dr. Wernher von Braun (center right, with arm raised), briefs President Kennedy. Standing behind the President: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Minister of Defence of Great Britain, Peter Thorneycroft. President Kennedy visited the MSFC as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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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.
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President John F. Kennedy (holding hat) stands with Commanding General of the U.S. Army Missile Command, Major General Francis J. McMorrow (saluting), upon arrival at Redstone Army Airfield, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. Standing behind President Kennedy at left: Representative Albert Thomas (Texas); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Representative George P. Miller (California); Associate Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin). Standing in group at right: White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers. Air Force One sits in background. The President traveled to Huntsville as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy (holding hat) stands with Commanding General of the U.S. Army Missile Command, Major General Francis J. McMorrow (saluting), upon arrival at Redstone Army Airfield, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. Standing behind President Kennedy at left: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Representative George P. Miller (California); Associate Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin). Standing in group at right: Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; Special Assistants to the President, Dave Powers and Kenneth P. O’Donnell. Air Force One sits in background. The President traveled to Huntsville as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy speaks with Senator Alexander Wiley of Wisconsin (center) during a visit to the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson stands right of Senator Wiley. Also pictured: Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence of Great Britain, Sir Solly Zuckerman. President Kennedy visited the MSFC as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.