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President John F. Kennedy presents the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. L-R: Public Affairs Officer for NASA, Lieutenant Colonel John A. Powers; Administrator of Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Najeeb Halaby; Commander Shepard; Louise Brewer Shepard; President Kennedy; Deputy Administrator of NASA, Hugh L. Dryden; astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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En route to presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. L-R: Press Secretary Pierre Salinger; Commander Alan Shepard; unidentified photographer (behind); White House Secret Service Agent, Gerald “Jerry” Behn (partially hidden); Louise Brewer Shepard; Chief of Secret Service, U. E. Baughman (in back); First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Naval Aide to the President, Commander Tazewell Shepard (in back); President John F. Kennedy; Air Force Aide to the President, General Godfrey T. McHugh (in back); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; White House Secret Service Agent, Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey. In front of South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. L-R: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Commander Shepard; Louise Brewer Shepard; President Kennedy; astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton (head turned); Deputy Administrator of NASA, Hugh L. Dryden; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Naval Aide to the President, Commander Tazewell Shepard (in back); astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (far right). Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Presentation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. L-R: Unidentified woman; Public Affairs Officer for NASA, Lieutenant Colonel John A. Powers; Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency, Najeeb Halaby; Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council, Edward C. Welsh; Commander Shepard; unidentified woman; astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton; unidentified man; Deputy Administrator of NASA, Hugh L. Dryden; President John F. Kennedy; astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter; others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and his wife, Louise Brewer Shepard, arrive at the White House for the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Commander Shepard. Walking away from United States Marines helicopter, L-R: Public Affairs Officer for NASA, Lieutenant Colonel John A. Powers; Mrs. Shepard; Commander Shepard; unidentified man. Washington Monument is visible in the background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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United States Marines helicopter lands on the South Lawn of the White House for the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. Washington Monument is visible in the background. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy addresses audience from lectern after receiving the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, during the inauguration ceremony of President of the George Washington University, Dr. Thomas Henry Carroll. Those seated onstage behind President Kennedy include: President Carroll; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Judge Walter Bastian; President of the University of California, Clark Kerr; Chairman Emeritus of the George Washington University Board of Trustees, Robert V. Fleming; George Washington University President Emeritus, Cloyd H. Marvin. George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
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George Washington University Marshal and Dean, John F. Latimer, places the university hood on President John F. Kennedy’s shoulders. President of the George Washington University, Dr. Thomas Henry Carroll (at right), presented President Kennedy with the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, during Dr. Carroll’s inauguration ceremony as president of the university. George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy addresses audience from lectern after receiving the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, during the inauguration ceremony of President of the George Washington University, Dr. Thomas Henry Carroll. George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
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President of the George Washington University, Dr. Thomas Henry Carroll (at right), speaks at lectern prior to presenting President John F. Kennedy with the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, during Dr. Carroll’s inauguration ceremony as president of the university. George Washington University Marshal and Dean, John F. Latimer stands behind. George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy receives the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from President of the George Washington University, Dr. Thomas Henry Carroll, during Dr. Carroll’s inauguration ceremony as president of the university. George Washington University Marshal and Dean, John F. Latimer, stands in center. George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy addresses audience from lectern after receiving the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, during the inauguration ceremony of President of the George Washington University, Dr. Thomas Henry Carroll. President Carroll (far left) and Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (right of lectern) sit onstage behind President Kennedy. George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the 1961 Teacher of the Year Award (a project of the Council of Chief State School Officers) to Helen Adams of Cumberland, Wisconsin. Superintendent of Public Instruction (Madison, Wisconsin), George E. Watson, stands in front at far left. Back row, L-R: Publisher of LOOK Magazine, Vernon C. Myers; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff; Commissioner of Education, Dr. Sterling M. McMurrin; Managing Editor of LOOK Magazine, William B. Arthur; Presidential Assistant, Dave Powers. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the 1961 Teacher of the Year Award (a project of the Council of Chief State School Officers) to Helen Adams of Cumberland, Wisconsin. Superintendent of Public Instruction (Madison, Wisconsin), George E. Watson, stands in front at far left. Back row, L-R: Publisher of LOOK Magazine, Vernon C. Myers; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff; Commissioner of Education, Dr. Sterling M. McMurrin; Managing Editor of LOOK Magazine, William B. Arthur. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the 1961 Teacher of the Year Award (a project of the Council of Chief State School Officers) to Helen Adams of Cumberland, Wisconsin. Superintendent of Public Instruction (Madison, Wisconsin), George E. Watson, stands in front at far left. Back row, L-R: Publisher of LOOK Magazine, Vernon C. Myers; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff; Commissioner of Education, Dr. Sterling M. McMurrin; Managing Editor of LOOK Magazine, William B. Arthur. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy accepts a certificate awarding the President a First Admiral designation in the North Carolina Navy from Governor Terry Sanford of North Carolina on the steps of the Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Behind President Kennedy: unidentified; Senator B. Everett Jordan of North Carolina; Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges; Senator Sam Ervin, Jr. of North Carolina.
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President John F. Kennedy accepts a certificate awarding the President a First Admiral designation in the North Carolina Navy from Governor Terry Sanford of North Carolina and an unidentified individual on the steps of the Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Behind President Kennedy: unidentified; Senator B. Everett Jordan of North Carolina; Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges; Senator Sam Ervin, Jr. of North Carolina.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the National Geographic Society’s Gold Medal to Captain Jacques Cousteau, Director General of the Oceanarium of Monaco (center) on the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C. President and editor of National Geographic Melville Bell Grosvenor (right of Cousteau) looks on. Among those standing on the steps are French Ambassador to the United States Hervé Alphand and his wife Nicole Merenda Alphand; Cousteau’s wife Simone Melchior Cousteau.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the National Geographic Society’s Gold Medal to Captain Jacques Cousteau, Director General of the Oceanarium of Monaco (center) on the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C. President and editor of National Geographic Melville Bell Grosvenor (right of Cousteau) looks on. Among those standing on the steps are French Ambassador to the United States Hervé Alphand and his wife Nicole Merenda Alphand; Cousteau’s wife Simone Melchior Cousteau.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the National Geographic Society’s Gold Medal to Captain Jacques Cousteau, Director General of the Oceanarium of Monaco (center) on the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C. President and editor of National Geographic Melville Bell Grosvenor (right of Cousteau) looks on. Among those standing on the steps are French Ambassador to the United States Hervé Alphand and his wife Nicole Merenda Alphand; Cousteau’s wife Simone Melchior Cousteau.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the National Geographic Society’s Gold Medal to Captain Jacques Cousteau, Director General of the Oceanarium of Monaco (center) on the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C. President and editor of National Geographic Melville Bell Grosvenor (right of Cousteau) looks on. Among those standing on the steps are French Ambassador to the United States Hervé Alphand and his wife Nicole Merenda Alphand; Cousteau’s wife Simone Melchior Cousteau.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the National Geographic Society’s Gold Medal to Captain Jacques Cousteau, Director General of the Oceanarium of Monaco (center) on the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C. President and editor of National Geographic Melville Bell Grosvenor (right of Cousteau) looks on. Among those standing on the steps are French Ambassador to the United States Hervé Alphand and his wife Nicole Merenda Alphand; Cousteau’s wife Simone Melchior Cousteau.
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President John F. Kennedy speaks with newsreel photographer for United Press Movietone, Thomas J. Craven, Sr. (left), during the presentation of the 18th annual White House News Photographers Association Awards in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan, stands in center.
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President John F. Kennedy presents awards to the winners of the 18th annual White House News Photographers Association Competition in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. L-R: United Press International (UPI) photographer, Thomas E. Shields; President Kennedy; UPI photographer, James K. W. Atherton; President of WHNPA, Frank Cancellare.
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President John F. Kennedy presents awards to the winners of the 18th annual White House News Photographers Association Competition in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. In back, L-R: President of WHNPA, Frank Cancellare; United Press International (UPI) photographer, Thomas E. Shields; President Kennedy; UPI photographer, James K. W. Atherton. New York Times photographer, George Tames, sits in front at far left; Washington Post photographer, Wallace McNamee, sits second from right; others unidentified. Other contest winners include: Washington Daily News photographer, Wellner C. Streets; Washington Star photographer, Elwood Baker; National Geographic photographer, Robert F. Sisson.