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President John F. Kennedy speaks after receiving an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of California, given to him by President of the University of California Dr. Clark Kerr, during the University’s 94th Charter Day Ceremony. Seated to right of lectern (L-R): Dr. Kerr; newly-inaugurated Chancellor of the University of California at Berkeley, Edward W. Strong; former President of the University of California, Dr. Robert Gordon Sproul (behind microphone stand); others unidentified. California Memorial Stadium, University of California, Berkeley, California.
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President of the University of California, Dr. Clark Kerr (at lectern), speaks at the University’s 94th Charter Day Ceremony, prior to presenting President John F. Kennedy with an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of California. Standing to the right of Dr. Kerr are President Kennedy and University of California regent, Dr. Edwin W. Pauley (in blue gown, placing hood on President Kennedy). All others are unidentified. California Memorial Stadium, University of California, Berkeley, California.
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President of the University of California, Dr. Clark Kerr (at lectern), speaks at the University’s 94th Charter Day Ceremony, prior to presenting President John F. Kennedy with an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of California. Standing to the right of Dr. Kerr are President Kennedy and University of California regent, Dr. Edwin W. Pauley (in blue gown). Newly-inaugurated Chancellor of the University of California at Berkeley, Edward W. Strong, sits in background (between President Kennedy and Dr. Pauley). All others are unidentified. California Memorial Stadium, University of California, Berkeley, California.
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President of the University of California, Dr. Clark Kerr (center left), presents to Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara (center right) an honorary degree from the University of California, during the University’s 94th Charter Day Ceremony. Newly-inaugurated Chancellor of the University of California at Berkeley, Edward W. Strong, sits to right of Secretary McNamara. All others are unidentified. California Memorial Stadium, University of California, Berkeley, California.
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President of the University of California, Dr. Clark Kerr, speaks at the University of California’s 94th Charter Day Ceremony. President John F. Kennedy sits behind and to right of lectern. President of the George Washington University, Dr. Thomas Henry Carroll (center), waits to be presented with an honorary degree from the University of California. Former President of the University of California, Dr. Robert Gordon Sproul, sits fourth from right; all others are unidentified. California Memorial Stadium, University of California, Berkeley, California.
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President John F. Kennedy receives from President of the University of California, Dr. Clark Kerr, an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of California, during the University’s 94th Charter Day Ceremony. Left to right (from lectern): Dr. Kerr; President Kennedy; unidentified man (placing hood on President Kennedy); University of California regent, Dr. Edwin W. Pauley; former President of the University of California, Dr. Robert Gordon Sproul (seated, left of microphone stand); others unidentified. California Memorial Stadium, University of California, Berkeley, California.
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President John F. Kennedy receives from President of the University of California, Dr. Clark Kerr, an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of California, during the University’s 94th Charter Day Ceremony. Left to right (from lectern): Dr. Kerr; President Kennedy; unidentified man (placing hood on President Kennedy); University of California regent, Dr. Edwin W. Pauley (in blue gown); former President of the University of California, Dr. Robert Gordon Sproul; several unidentified persons. Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Glenn T. Seaborg, and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara are seated on far right edge of frame. All others are unidentified. California Memorial Stadium, University of California, Berkeley, California.
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Presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. L-R: Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency, Najeeb Halaby; Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council, Edward C. Welsh; Louise Brewer Shepard (wife of Commander Shepard); Commander Shepard; Renza (Emerson) Shepard and Lieutenant Colonel Alan B. Shepard, Sr. (parents of Commander Shepard); astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton; President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Administrator of NASA, James E. Webb; astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter; Congressman Overton Brooks (Louisiana). Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Attendees watch as President John F. Kennedy (center, on platform) presents the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C.
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Reception following presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy visits with Renza (Emerson) Shepard (mother of Commander Alan Shepard) at left; others unidentified. Green Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Reception following presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. Louise Brewer Shepard (wife of Commander Shepard) and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy visit with two unidentified children. Green Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Reception following presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. L-R: Louise Brewer Shepard (wife of Commander Shepard); two unidentified children; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; unidentified; First Lady’s Press Secretary, Pamela Turnure. Green Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Reception following presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. L-R: Louise Brewer Shepard (wife of Commander Shepard); First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; unidentified; Renza (Emerson) Shepard (mother of Commander Shepard). Green Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Reception following presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. Louise Brewer Shepard (wife of Commander Shepard) and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy visit with two unidentified children; unidentified woman looks on. Green Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Reception following presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. L-R: Renza (Emerson) Shepard (mother of Commander Shepard); Louise Brewer Shepard (wife of Commander Shepard); First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Ethel Skakel Kennedy (wife of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy); unidentified. Green Room, 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. On platform, L-R: Louise Brewer Shepard (wife of Commander Shepard); First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Commander Shepard; Secretary of the Navy, John Connally, Jr.; Chief of Staff of the United States Navy, Admiral Arleigh A. Burke; Senator Styles Bridges (New Hampshire); President John F. Kennedy. Standing on colonnade at right, L-R: Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; Under Secretary of State, Chester B. Bowles; Assistant Special Counsel to the President, Richard Goodwin; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff. Reporters and photographers unidentified. 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. On platform, L-R: Commander Shepard; Deputy Administrator of NASA, Hugh L. Dryden; astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr.; astronaut Captain Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom; President John F. Kennedy; Congressman Overton Brooks (Louisiana); astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter. Standing on colonnade at right, L-R: Postmaster General, J. Edward Day; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon (behind); Under Secretary of State, Chester B. Bowles; Assistant Special Counsel to the President, Richard Goodwin. Reporters and photographers unidentified. 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. On platform, L-R: Commander Shepard; Deputy Administrator of NASA, Hugh L. Dryden; astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr. (partially hidden); President John F. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter. Standing on colonnade at right, L-R: Postmaster General, J. Edward Day; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; Under Secretary of State, Chester B. Bowles. Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council, Edward C. Welsh, stands on colonnade at far left. Reporters and photographers unidentified. 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. On platform, L-R: Louise Brewer Shepard (wife of Commander Shepard); Renza (Emerson) Shepard (mother Commander Shepard); Commander Shepard; astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.; Administrator of NASA, James E. Webb; President John F. Kennedy; astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter. Standing on colonnade at right, L-R: Postmaster General, J. Edward Day; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; Under Secretary of State, Chester B. Bowles; Assistant Special Counsel to the President, Richard Goodwin. Reporters and photographers unidentified. 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. On platform, L-R: Commander Shepard; astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr.; Administrator of NASA, James E. Webb; President John F. Kennedy; Congressman Overton Brooks (Louisiana); astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter. Standing on colonnade at right: Postmaster General, J. Edward Day; Under Secretary of State, Chester B. Bowles; Assistant Special Counsel to the President, Richard Goodwin; White House Secret Service agent, Jim Johnson (far right edge of frame). Reporters and photographers unidentified. 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. On platform, L-R: Commander Shepard; astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr.; astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.; President John F. Kennedy; astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter. Standing on colonnade at right: Postmaster General, J. Edward Day; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; Assistant Special Counsel to the President, Richard Goodwin; Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy; Congressman Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (Massachusetts). Reporters and photographers unidentified. 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. On platform, L-R: Louise Brewer Shepard (wife of Commander Shepard); Renza (Emerson) Shepard (mother of Commander Shepard); Deputy Administrator of NASA, Hugh L. Dryden; astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr.; Commander Shepard; President John F. Kennedy; Congressman Overton Brooks (Louisiana); astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter. Standing on colonnade at right, L-R: Postmaster General, J. Edward Day; Under Secretary of State, Chester B. Bowles; Assistant Special Counsel to the President, Richard Goodwin. Reporters and photographers unidentified. 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. On platform, L-R: Louise Brewer Shepard (wife of Commander Shepard); Commander Shepard; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President John F. Kennedy; astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.; astronaut Captain Gordon Cooper, Jr.; Administrator of NASA, James E. Webb; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter. Standing on colonnade at right, L-R: Postmaster General, J. Edward Day; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon (behind); Under Secretary of State, Chester B. Bowles; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff. Reporters and photographers unidentified. 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; Presidential Assistant, Dave Powers. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Photographers and reporters watch as 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. Standing behind Adams and President Kennedy, 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.