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Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy, delivers remarks upon receiving Distinguished Service Medal from President John F. Kennedy. Looking on (L – R): Congressman Charles Halleck (Indiana, far left); Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (right of pillar, wearing uniform); Congressman Daniel J. Flood (Pennsylvania, mostly hidden); Roberta Bourke, wife of Admiral Burke; General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff (behind and between President Kennedy and Admiral Burke); Congressman L. Mendel Rivers (South Carolina, third from right); Roswell Gilpatric, Deputy Secretary of Defense (second from right); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma, back right); others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal to Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy. Looking on (L – R): Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr.; Congressman Daniel J. Flood (Pennsylvania); Roberta Burke, wife of Admiral Burke; General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff (partially hidden behind President Kennedy); Admiral Burke; others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy, delivers remarks upon receiving Distinguished Service Medal from President John F. Kennedy. Looking on (L – R): Congressman Charles Halleck (Indiana, far left); Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (right of pillar, wearing uniform); Congressman Daniel J. Flood (Pennsylvania, mostly hidden); Roberta Burke, wife of Admiral Burke; General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff (behind Admiral Burke); others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents Distinguished Service Medal to Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy. Looking on (L – R): Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (far left); Congressman Daniel J. Flood (Pennsylvania, partially hidden); Roberta Burke, wife of Admiral Burke; General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff (behind and between President Kennedy and Admiral Burke); others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal to Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy. Looking on (L – R): Congressman Gerald R. Ford, Jr. (Michigan, far left); Congressman Charles Halleck (Indiana); Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (right of pillar, wearing uniform); Congressman Daniel J. Flood (Pennsylvania); Roberta Burke, wife of Admiral Burke; General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff (behind and left of President Kennedy); Admiral Burke; Congressman L. Mendel Rivers (South Carolina, third from right); Roswell Gilpatric, Deputy Secretary of Defense (second from right); others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents Distinguished Service Medal to Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy. Looking on (L – R): Congressman Gerald R. Ford, Jr. (Michigan, far left); Congressman Charles Halleck (Indiana); Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (right of pillar, wearing uniform); Congressman Daniel J. Flood (Pennsylvania, partially hidden behind Commander Shepard); Roberta Burke, wife of Admiral Burke; General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff (behind and left of Admiral Burke); Congressman L. Mendel Rivers (South Carolina, second from right); Roswell Gilpatric, Deputy Secretary of Defense (far right); others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents Distinguished Service Medal to Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy. (L – R): President Kennedy (back to camera, partially hidden by Roberta Burke); Roberta Burke, wife of Admiral Burke; Admiral Burke; John Connally, Jr., Secretary of the Navy (behind and right of Admiral Burke); Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (far right); others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Presentation of a "Declaration of Unity" scroll signed by 1,200 mayors, given to President John F. Kennedy as part of the Mayors of America Unity Program. L-R: Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, William B. Hartsfield; Mayor of Tucson, Arizona, Don Hummel; President Kennedy; Mayor of Woburn, Massachusetts, John F. Gilgun, Jr. (in back); Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, Anthony J. Celebrezze. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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After presenting a posthumous medal for Lieutenant Commander Victor A. Prather, Jr., (United States Navy) to his widow, Virginia Merritt Prather, President John F. Kennedy stands outside with Mrs. Prather and Naval Aide to the President, Commander Tazewell Shepard. Prather’s son, Victor Alonzo III, plays on swing set at right. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents a posthumous medal for Lieutenant Commander Victor A. Prather, Jr., (United States Navy) to his widow, Virginia Merritt Prather. Prather’s children, Victor Alonzo III and Marla Lee, stand in front. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Following the presentation of the Robert J. Collier Trophy to Vice Admiral William F. Raborn, Jr. Seated (L-R): Vice Admiral Raborn, Mildred T. Raborn, and President John F. Kennedy (sitting in rocking chair). Standing in the center and wearing a dark suit is Chairman of the Collier Trophy Committee General Nathan F. Twining. Secretary of the Navy John Connally is standing behind General Twining. Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency Najeeb Halaby is on the far right. News reporters are in the background. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Following the presentation of the Robert J. Collier Trophy to Vice Admiral William F. Raborn, Jr. Seated (L-R): Vice Admiral Raborn, Mildred T. Raborn, and President John F. Kennedy (sitting in rocking chair). Standing in the center (L-R): Chairman of the Collier Trophy Committee General Nathan F. Twining (wearing a dark suit), Secretary of the Navy John Connally, an unidentified man, and Vice Chief of Naval Operations Vice Admiral James S. Russell (behind unidentified man). Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency Najeeb Halaby is second from the right. News reporters are in the background. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Following the presentation of the Robert J. Collier Trophy to Vice Admiral William F. Raborn, Jr. Seated (L-R): Vice Admiral Raborn, Mildred T. Raborn, and President John F. Kennedy (sitting in rocking chair). Standing in the center (L-R): wearing a dark suit is Chairman of the Collier Trophy Committee General Nathan F. Twining, Secretary of the Navy John Connally, an unidentified man, and Vice Chief of Naval Operations Vice Admiral James S. Russell, an unidentified man, and Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency Najeeb Halaby. News reporters are in the background. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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National officers of the Reserve Officers Association of the United States (ROA) present to President John F. Kennedy (right) the "Minuteman Hall of Fame" citation in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Rear Admiral John E. Harlin, National President of ROA (center), holds the citation; Colonel John T. Carlton, Executive Director of ROA, stands at far right. Also pictured: Commander Frederick J. Evans, Jr., Vice President of ROA (Navy); Major General Michael J. Galvin, Vice President of ROA (Army); and Colonel Frank E. Heyer, Vice President of ROA (Air Force).
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National officers of the Reserve Officers Association of the United States (ROA) present to President John F. Kennedy (right) the "Minuteman Hall of Fame" citation in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Rear Admiral John E. Harlin, National President of ROA (center left), holds the citation; Colonel John T. Carlton, Executive Director of ROA, stands at far right. Also pictured: Commander Frederick J. Evans, Jr., Vice President of ROA (Navy); Major General Michael J. Galvin, Vice President of ROA (Army); and Colonel Frank E. Heyer, Vice President of ROA (Air Force).
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National officers of the Reserve Officers Association of the United States (ROA) present to President John F. Kennedy (right) the "Minuteman Hall of Fame" citation in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Rear Admiral John E. Harlin, National President of ROA (center left), holds the citation; Colonel John T. Carlton, Executive Director of ROA, stands at far right. Also pictured: Commander Frederick J. Evans, Jr., Vice President of ROA (Navy); Major General Michael J. Galvin, Vice President of ROA (Army); and Colonel Frank E. Heyer, Vice President of ROA (Air Force).
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National officers of the Reserve Officers Association of the United States (ROA) present to President John F. Kennedy (center right) the "Minuteman Hall of Fame" citation in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Rear Admiral John E. Harlin, National President of ROA (center left), holds the citation; Colonel John T. Carlton, Executive Director of ROA, stands at far right. Also pictured: Commander Frederick J. Evans, Jr., Vice President of ROA (Navy); Major General Michael J. Galvin, Vice President of ROA (Army); and Colonel Frank E. Heyer, Vice President of ROA (Air Force).
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Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (center, in profile) receives a key to the city from Engineer Commissioner of the District of Columbia Brigadier General Frederick J. Clarke (back to camera, facing Lieutenant Colonel Glenn) during a reception in his honor. Those looking on include (L-R): President John F. Kennedy (in profile), Chairman of the Citizens Committee of the District of Columbia Edgar Morris (right of President Kennedy), District of Columbia Commissioner John B. Duncan (partially hidden, right of Commissioner Clarke), Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (right of Glenn), President Kennedy's niece Marie Shriver (in front, wearing red coat), Congressman Paul G. Rogers (partially hidden behind Vice President Johnson), Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb (in profile, holding hat), Dr. Homer W. Castor, father-in-law of Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (wearing hat), and Margaret A. Castor, mother-in-law of Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (partially hidden at edge of image). North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Engineer Commissioner of the District of Columbia Brigadier General Frederick J. Clarke (center left, in profile) presents astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (center) with a key to the city during a reception honoring Lieutenant Colonel Glenn. President John F. Kennedy (in profile) and his niece, Maria Shriver (back to camera, wearing red coat), look on from left; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (holding hat) and Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb (right of Vice President Johnson) look on from right. Dr. Homer W. Castor, father-in-law of Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (wearing hat), and Margaret A. Castor, mother-in-law of Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (mostly hidden at edge of image) stand at far right; unidentified photographers take photos at far left. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (center right, in profile) and others stand outside the North Portico during a White House reception in his honor. (L-R) unidentified photographers (in back), two unidentified men, Chairman of the Citizens Committee of the District of Columbia Edgar Morris, President John F. Kennedy (facing away), Engineer Commissioner of the District of Columbia Brigadier General Frederick J. Clarke, Congressman Paul G. Rogers of Florida (in back, face partially obscured), Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb, and unidentified reporters. Commissioner Clarke presented Glenn with a key to the city as part of the ceremonies. Washington, D.C.
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Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (reaching into the capsule) shows President John F. Kennedy (right) the space capsule Friendship 7 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: President Kennedy's brother-in-law Prince Stanislaus Radziwill of Poland (in back, left of Glenn), Senator Robert Kerr of Oklahoma (mostly hidden, directly behind Glenn, wearing glasses), Congressman Harold C. Ostertag of New York (in back, right of Senator Kerr), Special Assistant to the President Lawrence “Larry” O’Brien (mostly hidden behind Congressman Ostertag), Congressman A. Sydney Herlong, Jr. of Florida (in back, right of Senator Kerr, wearing glasses), Congressman Dante B. Fascell of Florida (partially hidden, in front of Congressman Herlong), Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's son David Glenn (right of Glenn, facing away), his daughter Lyn Glenn (mostly hidden, left of President Kennedy), Senator George Smathers of Florida (in back, left of President Kennedy), Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (at far right edge of image), and Congressman Paul G. Rogers of Florida (left of Vice President Johnson).
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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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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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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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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.