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JFKWHP-ST-A14-2-61
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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JFKWHP-KN-C17770
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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JFKWHP-KN-C17769
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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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17768
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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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17767
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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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17766
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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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17765
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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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17762
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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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17759
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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JFKWHP-KN-C17758
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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JFKWHP-AR6569-I
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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JFKWHP-AR6569-H
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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JFKWHP-AR6569-G
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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JFKWHP-AR6569-F
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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JFKWHP-AR6569-D
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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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17756
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; Louise Brewer Shepard (wife of Commander Shepard); Deputy Administrator of NASA, Hugh L. Dryden; President John F. Kennedy; Administrator of NASA, James E. Webb; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; 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; 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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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17754
Astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and his wife, Louise Brewer Shepard, arrive for presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Commander Shepard. L-R: Commander Shepard; Mrs. Shepard; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Naval Aide to the President, Commander Tazewell Shepard (in back); President John F. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; White House Secret Service Agent, Gerald “Jerry” Behn (partially hidden). South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17753
Astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and his wife, Louise Brewer Shepard, arrive for presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Commander Shepard. L-R: Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger (in back); Commander Shepard; Mrs. Shepard; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Naval Aide to the President, Commander Tazewell Shepard (in back); President John F. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17752
Astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and his wife, Louise Brewer Shepard, arrive for presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Commander Shepard. L-R: Commander Shepard; Mrs. Shepard; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President John F. Kennedy; Naval Aide to the President, Commander Tazewell Shepard (in back); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; White House Secret Service Agent, Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey (far right). South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17751
Astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and his wife, Louise Brewer Shepard, arrive for presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Commander Shepard. L-R: Commander Shepard; Mrs. Shepard; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Naval Aide to the President, Commander Tazewell Shepard (in back); President John F. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17750
Astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and his wife, Louise Brewer Shepard, arrive for presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Commander Shepard. L-R: Commander Shepard; Mrs. Shepard; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President John F. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17749
Arrival of guests for presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. L-R: Public Affairs Officer for NASA, Lieutenant Colonel John A. Powers; Associate Press Secretary, Andrew Hatcher (farther back, walking away); astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, President John F. Kennedy, and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, greeting astronaut Commander Shepard and his wife, Louise Brewer Shepard (both with backs to camera); White House Secret Service Agents, Gerald “Jerry” Behn and Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey (standing back, at right); several unidentified photographers. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17748
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 stands in front of helicopter. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C170-5-63
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy visit with five of the Mercury Seven astronauts and their wives in the Yellow Oval Room of the White House, Washington, D.C.; President Kennedy presented the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper earlier in the day. Clockwise from right: President Kennedy (in rocking chair), Commander Alan B. Shepard, Major Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, Rene Carpenter, Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton, Marjorie Slayton, Betty Grissom, Mrs. Kennedy, Jo Schirra, Commander Walter M. Schirra, Louise Shepard.