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President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers a television and radio address to the nation following the successful completion of astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper's Mercury-Atlas 9 orbital flight (also known as Faith 7), as part of the final manned space mission of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Project Mercury program. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (standing at his desk) speaks on the telephone with astronaut, Major L. Gordon Cooper, following the successful completion of Major Cooper's Mercury-Atlas 9 orbital flight, as part of the final manned space mission of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Project Mercury program. Major Cooper was aboard the USS Kearsarge (CVS-33) after splashdown and recovery of the Mercury capsule (also known as Faith 7) in the Pacific Ocean. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedys signs HR 6874, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) authorizations for fiscal year 1962. Standing (L – R): Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr., Associate Administrator of NASA; unidentified (partially hidden); White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan (in back); Congressman James G. Fulton (Pennsylvania); Congressman J. Edgar Chenoweth (Colorado); Senator Hubert Humphrey (Minnesota); Senator Warren G. Magnuson (Washington); Vice President Lyndon Johnson; Congressman Joseph E. Karth (Minnesota); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Congressman Overton Brooks (Louisiana); Congressman Victor L. Anfuso (New York); Senator Clinton P. Anderson (New Mexico); Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with James E. Webb, Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with James E. Webb, Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson greet astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and his wife, Louise Brewer Shepard, as they arrive for the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Commander Shepard. Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. stands at far left; Press Secretary Pierre Salinger stands in back, left of the First Lady; White House Secret Service Agent, Gerald “Jerry” Behn, stands in back at right. 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: 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 signs HR 6169 in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. The bill amends the Aeronautics and Space Act and places the Vice President at the head of the National Aeronautics and Space Council. (L-R) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator James E. Webb; Senator Robert Kerr of Oklahoma; President Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Representative Overton Brooks of Louisiana; Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council Edward C. Welsh.
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President John F. Kennedy signs HR 6169 in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. The bill amends the Aeronautics and Space Act and places the Vice President at the head of the National Aeronautics and Space Council. (L-R) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator James E. Webb; Senator Robert Kerr of Oklahoma; President Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Representative Overton Brooks of Louisiana; Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council Edward C. Welsh.
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Presentation of the Space Trophy, established by the National Geographic Society, to Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Thomas D. White. (L-R) Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh, President John F. Kennedy, General White, and Vice President of the National Geographic Society Thomas W. McKnew. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Presentation of the Space Trophy, established by the National Geographic Society, to Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Thomas D. White. (L-R) President John F. Kennedy, unidentified officer, and General White. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks during a visit of astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter and his family, regarding Lt. Cdr. Carpenter's Mercury-Atlas 7 orbital flight (also known as Aurora 7). Standing behind President Kennedy (L-R): Robyn Jay Carpenter, Marc Scott Carpenter, Rene Carpenter, Lt. Cdr. Carpenter, Candace Noxon Carpenter and Kristen Elaine Carpenter (both in front). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (left) sits on the back of a convertible as his motorcade prepares to depart the White House for the Capitol Building, following a reception in his honor; Lieutenant Colonel Glenn addressed a Joint Session of Congress later in the day. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's wife Annie Glenn sit in the back seat; Glenn's son David Glenn (right, face partially obscured) sits in front. Unidentified photographers (standing in background) look on. North Portico, 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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The Space Trophy established by the National Geographic Society and presented to Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Thomas D. White. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Attendees gather at the South Portico of the White House in preparation for the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. L-R: Air Force Aide to the President, General Godfrey T. McHugh; several unidentified Naval officers; Naval Aide to the President, Commander Tazewell Shepard; President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Press Secretary Pierre Salinger; unidentified; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; unidentified reporters and guests stand at right. Caroline Kennedy and unidentified woman stand on upper balcony (Truman Porch). Washington, D.C.
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Meeting following the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. Seated (L-R): Commander Shepard; Deputy Administrator of NASA, Hugh L. Dryden (behind Shepard); Congressman Overton Brooks (Louisiana); Senator Styles Bridges (New Hampshire); unidentified; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair). Also pictured: Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council, Edward C. Welsh (standing, far left); Administrator of Federal Aviation Agency, Najeeb Halaby (in front of doorway with head turned); Director of the United States Secret Service, U. E. Baughman; White House Secret Service agents, Arthur L. "Art" Godfrey and Jim Johnson. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs HR 6874, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) authorizations for fiscal year 1962. (L – R): Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr., Associate Administrator of NASA; unidentified (mostly hidden); White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan (in back, partially hidden); Congressman James G. Fulton (Pennsylvania); Congressman J. Edgar Chenoweth (Colorado); Vice President Lyndon Johnson; Senator Warren G. Magnuson (Washington); Senator Hubert Humphrey (Minnesota); Congressman Joseph E. Karth (Minnesota); President Kennedy; Congressman Overton Brooks (Louisiana); Congressman Victor L. Anfuso (New York); Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Senator Clinton P. Anderson (New Mexico, partially hidden); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Senator Styles Bridges (New Hampshire, mostly hidden); Congressman George P. Miller (California); Congressman John W. McCormack (Massachusetts). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs HR 6874, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) authorizations for fiscal year 1962. Standing (L – R): Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr., Associate Administrator of NASA; unidentified (mostly hidden); White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan (in back); Congressman James G. Fulton (Pennsylvania); Congressman J. Edgar Chenoweth (Colorado); Vice President Lyndon Johnson; Senator Warren G. Magnuson (Washington); Senator Hubert Humphrey (Minnesota); Congressman Joseph E. Karth (Minnesota); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Congressman Overton Brooks (Louisiana); Congressman Victor L. Anfuso (New York); Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Senator Clinton P. Anderson (New Mexico); Senator Styles Bridges (New Hampshire); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Congressman George P. Miller (California); Congressman John W. McCormack (Massachusetts). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) officials present President John F. Kennedy (left, in profile) with a model of the Mariner 2 spacecraft (on the President's desk); several unidentified photographers take photos at left. Facing President Kennedy, (L-R): unidentified (in back); Dr. William H. Pickering, Director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL); Dr. Homer E. Newell, Jr., Director of NASA's Office of Space Sciences (in back); Robert J. Parks, Planetary Programs Director for JPL; Oran W. Nicks, Director of NASA's Lunar and Planetary Programs (in back); Jack N. James, Project Manager of Mariner 2 for JPL (partially hidden); Dr. James E. Webb, Administrator of NASA; Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr., Associate Administrator of NASA; and an unidentified stenographer (seated). According to the President's schedule, also present at the meeting are: Fred D. Kochendorfer, NASA Mariner Program Chief; NASA officials Dr. George Simpson and Chris Clausen. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [See also MO 63.300a, “Model of Mariner II Spacecraft.”]