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JFKWHP-1963-10-10-B
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JFKWHP-1962-02-26-A
AR17, ST08, KN12
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JFKWHP-1962-02-23-B
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JFKWHP-ST-A13-74-62
Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (right of lectern) stands with his wife, Annie Glenn (wearing red dress), daughter, Lyn Glenn (wearing yellow dress), and son, David Glenn, upon receiving the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal from President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. Administrator of NASA James E. Webb (mostly hidden, left of Mrs. Glenn) stands behind Lieutenant Colonel Glenn and his family; Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (in back) stands at far right.
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JFKWHP-ST-A13-72-62
President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) presents the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (right of lectern, in profile) at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. Standing on the platform, first row (L-R): astronaut Captain Virgil “Gus” Grissom (mostly hidden on far edge of image), Congressman George P. Miller (California), Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth (partially hidden behind President Kennedy), Administrator of NASA James E. Webb, Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden behind Lieutenant Colonel Glenn), Glenn's wife Annie Glenn (wearing red dress), 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): astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (wearing yellow dress), his son David Glenn, astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (mostly hidden behind Mrs. Glenn), and astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton (mostly hidden behind Major General Davis); Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (partially hidden, in the third row) stands behind David Glenn. [Damage at upper left of image is original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-ST-A13-68-62
President John F. Kennedy (third from left) and others attend 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. First row (L-R): Administrator of NASA James E. Webb, President Kennedy, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, his wife Annie Glenn, and Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis (partially hidden on far right edge of image). Second row (L-R): Senator George Smathers of Florida (partially hidden), astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr. (hidden behind the President), Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (hidden behind Glenn), his son David Glenn, and astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (partially hidden); Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (partially hidden, in the third row) sits behind David Glenn.
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JFKWHP-ST-A13-67-62
Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (left), his wife Annie Glenn, and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (right) sit on the back of a convertible as their motorcade departs Patrick Air Force Base en route to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for 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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JFKWHP-ST-A13-65-62
President John F. Kennedy (third from left) and others attend 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. First row (L-R): Administrator of NASA James E. Webb, President Kennedy, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, his wife Annie Glenn, and Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis (mostly hidden on far right edge of image). Second row (L-R): Senator George Smathers of Florida (partially hidden), astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr. (hidden behind the President), Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (hidden behind Glenn), his son David Glenn, and astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (partially hidden); Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (partially hidden, in the third row) sits behind David Glenn.
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JFKWHP-ST-A13-64-62
Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (left, at microphone) addresses the crowd of assembled workers at Launch Complex 14, prior to the presentation ceremony of his National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal. President John F. Kennedy (wearing a hard hat) stands at right; Annie Glenn, wife of Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (wearing red dress, with back to camera) stands on far left edge of image. The pad and service tower from which Glenn was lifted into orbit is visible in the background. Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida.
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JFKWHP-ST-A13-62-62
President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) presents the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (right of lectern, in profile) at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. Standing on the platform, first row (L-R): astronaut Captain Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Congressman George P. Miller (California), Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth (partially hidden behind President Kennedy), Administrator of NASA James E. Webb, Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden behind Lieutenant Colonel Glenn), Glenn's wife Annie Glenn (wearing red dress), and Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis. Second row, beginning at right of lectern (L-R): astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (wearing yellow dress), his son David Glenn, astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (mostly hidden behind Mrs. Glenn), and astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton (mostly hidden behind Major General Davis); Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (partially hidden, in the third row) stands behind David Glenn.
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JFKWHP-ST-A13-9-62
President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) presents the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (right of lectern, in profile) at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. Standing on the platform, first row (L-R): astronaut Captain Virgil “Gus” Grissom, astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Congressman George P. Miller of California (leaning over), Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth (partially hidden behind President Kennedy), Administrator of NASA James E. Webb (hidden behind Lieutenant Colonel Glenn), Glenn's wife Annie Glenn, Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis, Governor Farris Bryant of Florida, and Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh. Second row, beginning at right of lectern (L-R): Congressman Albert Thomas of Texas (mostly hidden behind Dr. Gilruth), Senator George Smathers of Florida (mostly hidden), astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn, his son David Glenn, astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (mostly hidden behind Mrs. Glenn), and astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton (mostly hidden behind Major General Davis).
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JFKWHP-ST-A13-6-62
President John F. Kennedy 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. Standing on the platform, front row (L-R): astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., astronaut Captain Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Congressman George P. Miller (California), Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth, Administrator of NASA James E. Webb, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, his wife Annie Glenn, Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis, Governor Farris Bryant of Florida, and unidentified. Second row, beginning at right of lectern (L-R): Senator George Smathers of Florida (partially hidden behind Administrator Webb), astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Glenn's son David Glenn, astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (partially hidden), and astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton (partially hidden). An unidentified man stands in the foreground at right, in front of the space capsule Friendship 7.
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JFKWHP-ST-A13-5-62
Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (right of lectern) stands with his wife, Annie Glenn, daughter, Lyn Glenn, and son, David Glenn, upon receiving the NASA Distinguished Service Medal from President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. Looking on (L-R): Astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., astronaut Captain Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Congressman George P. Miller of California (partially hidden), Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth (mostly hidden, left of Lieutenant Colonel Glenn), Administrator of NASA James E. Webb (mostly hidden, left of Mrs. Glenn), unidentified (in back, partially hidden), Senator Warren G. Magnuson (Washington), Congressman Harold C. Ostertag (New York), and astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (wearing sunglasses).
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JFKWHP-ST-A13-47-62
Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (left) explains the details of the space capsule Friendship 7 to President John F. Kennedy (at right, facing away) following the presentation ceremony of his National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal at Hangar 'S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. The Friendship 7 carried Lieutenant Colonel Glenn in orbit around the earth three times. Those looking on include: Glenn's son David Glenn (over Glenn's shoulder), President Kennedy's brother-in-law Prince Stanislaus Radziwill of Poland (partially hidden behind David Glenn), Glenn's wife Annie Glenn (left of President Kennedy), and Senator George Smathers of Florida (in back at right, facing away).
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JFKWHP-ST-A13-46-62
Annie Glenn, wife of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (center), steps up to view the interior of the space capsule Friendship 7 following the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (in profile, behind Mrs. Glenn) at Hangar 'S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. The Friendship 7 carried Lieutenant Colonel Glenn in orbit around the earth three times. President John F. Kennedy (back to camera) and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (directly in front of President Kennedy) look on from right. Others looking on include (L-R): Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (back left, in profile), Congressman Harold C. Ostertag of New York (in profile, right of Senator Magnuson), Senator Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma (directly behind Glenn), President Kennedy's brother-in-law Prince Stanislaus Radziwill of Poland (partially hidden, right of Senator Kerr), Congressman Dante B. Fascell of Florida (facing the camera, right of Glenn), Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (in profile, right of Mrs. Glenn), Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth (mostly hidden, behind Lyn Glenn), Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (in profile, behind Dr. Gilruth), Congressman A. Sydney Herlong, Jr. of Florida (behind and to the left of Vice President Johnson), and Senator George Smathers of Florida (behind and to the right of the Vice President).
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JFKWHP-ST-A13-44-62
Annie Glenn, wife of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., looks inside the space capsule Friendship 7 following the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn at Hangar 'S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. The Friendship 7 carried Lieutenant Colonel Glenn in orbit around the earth three times. Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (facing away and shaking hands with Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth) stands at far right; astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton (in profile) stands on the platform above, left of the capsule. Those looking on include: Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (in back, left of Mrs. Glenn), Congressman Edward P. Boland of Massachusetts (partially hidden, right of Senator Magnuson), Congressman Harold C. Ostertag of New York (right of Congressman Boland, facing camera), Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (in profile, right of Mrs. Glenn), his son David Glenn (partially hidden behind Lyn Glenn), Senator Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma (directly behind David Glenn), and Congressman A. Sydney Herlong, Jr. of Florida (far right, behind Dr. Gilruth).
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JFKWHP-ST-A13-43-62
Annie Glenn, wife of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., looks inside the space capsule Friendship 7 following the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (in profile, fourth from right) at Hangar 'S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. The Friendship 7 carried Lieutenant Colonel Glenn in orbit around the earth three times. Those looking on include: Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (in back, left of Mrs. Glenn), Congressman Edward P. Boland of Massachusetts (partially hidden behind Senator Magnuson), Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (in profile, right of Mrs. Glenn), Senator Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma (directly behind Glenn), Congressman Dante B. Fascell of Florida (in front, second from right), and Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth (in front, at far right); astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton (back to camera) stands on the platform above, left of the capsule.
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JFKWHP-ST-A13-41-62
Annie Glenn, wife of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., looks inside the space capsule Friendship 7 following the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn at Hangar 'S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. The Friendship 7 carried Lieutenant Colonel Glenn in orbit around the earth three times. President John F. Kennedy (third from right, with back to camera) stands at far right with Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (in profile), Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth, and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (partially hidden). Others pictured include: astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton (standing on platform above, left of capsule), Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (in back, left of Mrs. Glenn), Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (partially hidden behind Mrs. Glenn), his son David Glenn (left of Glenn), Senator Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma (directly behind David Glenn), and Senator George Smathers of Florida (on far right edge of image).
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JFKWHP-ST-A13-4-62
Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (right of lectern) stands with his wife, Annie Glenn, daughter, Lyn Glenn, and son, David Glenn, upon receiving the NASA Distinguished Service Medal from President John F. Kennedy (at lectern, gesturing toward Lyn Glenn) at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. Looking on from the platform (L-R): Astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., astronaut Captain Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Congressman George P. Miller of California (partially hidden), unidentified (in back, partially hidden), Senator Warren G. Magnuson (Washington), Congressman Harold C. Ostertag (New York), and astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (wearing sunglasses).
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JFKWHP-ST-A13-35-62
President John F. Kennedy 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. Standing on the platform, first row (L-R): astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., astronaut Captain Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Congressman George P. Miller (California), Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth, Administrator of NASA James E. Webb, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, his wife Annie Glenn, Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis, Governor Farris Bryant of Florida, and unidentified. Second row, beginning at right of lectern (L-R): Congressman Albert Thomas of Texas (mostly hidden), Senator George Smathers (Florida), astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (mostly hidden behind Glenn), his son David Glenn, astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, and astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton.
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JFKWHP-ST-A13-34-62
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, Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth, 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 Edward P. Boland of Massachusetts (mostly hidden behind Dr. Gilruth), Congressman Albert Thomas of Texas (partially hidden), Senator George Smathers of Florida (partially hidden behind Administrator Webb), Glenn's son David Glenn, astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (partially hidden), astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton (mostly hidden), and Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden); Senator Warren Magnuson of Washington (partially hidden, in the third row) sits behind David Glenn. An unidentified man stands in the foreground at right, in front of the space capsule Friendship 7.
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JFKWHP-ST-A13-33-62
Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. waves to the crowd at the presentation ceremony of his National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. (L-R) Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth (mostly hidden behind the lectern), Administrator of NASA James E. Webb, astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr. (in back), President John F. Kennedy, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (in back), Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (in back, facing away), Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's wife Annie Glenn, and Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis.
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JFKWHP-ST-A13-32-62
President John F. Kennedy talks with Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb (left) at the presentation ceremony of the NASA Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. (L-R) Congressman Albert Thomas of Texas (partially hidden, in back), Administrator Webb, astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr. (in back, partially hidden), President Kennedy, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (in back), Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (in back), Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's wife Annie Glenn, and Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis.
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JFKWHP-ST-A13-3-62
Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (right of lectern) stands with his wife, Annie Glenn, daughter, Lyn Glenn, and son, David Glenn, upon receiving the NASA Distinguished Service Medal from President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. Looking on (L-R): Astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. (partially hidden on edge of image), astronaut Captain Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Congressman George P. Miller (California), Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (in back), Congressman Harold C. Ostertag of New York (in back), and astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (wearing sunglasses).
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JFKWHP-ST-A13-26-62
President John F. Kennedy (left) and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (right, in profile) stand with astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (left of Vice President Johnson), his wife, Annie Glenn (left of Lieutenant Colonel Glenn), and daughter, Lyn Glenn (right of President Kennedy), upon the President's arrival 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. Those looking on in the crowd include (L-R): Senator Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma (in back, directly behind the President, wearing glasses), White House Secret Service Agent Floyd Boring (in back, right of the President), Senator George Smathers of Florida (in back, partially hidden behind Agent Boring), President Kennedy's brother-in-law Prince Stanislaus Radziwill of Poland (in back, right of Senator Smathers), and Congressman Paul G. Rogers of Florida (in back, right of Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, wearing glasses). Brevard County, Florida.