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President John F. Kennedy (center) exits a high-altitude chamber, during a tour of Mercury spacecraft systems and equipment inside Hangar S at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper (left, back to camera) and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson stand in doorway. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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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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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 (wearing red hat) sit in the back seat; Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (waving) and son David Glenn (right, face partially obscured) sit in front. President John F. Kennedy (back to camera) and White House Secret Service agent Gerald “Jerry” Behn (partially hidden) look on from left; New York Times photographer George Tames (kneeling, at right) and others take photos in the background. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (right) stands aside as wife of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., Annie Glenn (wearing red hat), Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (center), and Lyn Glenn, daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (back to camera), step into a convertible for their motorcade departure to the Capitol Building, following a reception in Glenn's honor. Lieutenant Colonel Glenn addressed a Joint Session of Congress later in the day. Unidentified photographers take photos in background. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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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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Drawing the route of his orbital flight, Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (right) signs the American Geographical Society's (AGS) Fliers' and Explorers' Globe in the Oval Office of the White House at a reception in his honor. President John F. Kennedy (far left), Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (in back), AGS Director Charles B. Hitchcock (in profile, wearing glasses), and several children, including President Kennedy's nephew Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (in foreground, second from left), look on from left. Washington, D.C.
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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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United States Air Force Honor Guard stands at attention upon President John F. Kennedy's arrival at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. Those standing with President Kennedy in front of Air Force One include: Assistant to the Air Force Aide to the President Major Frank S. Evans, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger, Congressman Dante B. Fascell (Florida), Congressman Paul G. Rogers (Florida), Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, and Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis; White House Secret Service Agent Floyd Boring (in back) stands at bottom of airplane stairs. Brevard County, Florida.
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President John F. Kennedy (center, holding hat) and astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (left) walk past United States Air Force Honor Guard upon President Kennedy's arrival at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel Glenn. Walking behind are Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (partially hidden, over Glenn's shoulder), Congressman Dante B. Fascell of Florida (in back, left of President Kennedy), White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger (in back, at far left), President Kennedy's brother-in-law Prince Stanislaus Radziwill of Poland (in back, right of Press Secretary Salinger), and White House Secret Service Agent Emory Roberts (in back, partially hidden, left of Glenn). Air Force One is visible in the background.
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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); 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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Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson stands by television to watch the lift-off of astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. aboard "Freedom 7," on the first US manned sub-orbital flight. Office of the President’s Secretary (Evelyn Lincoln), White House, Washington, D.C.
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Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (left), astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (right), and his wife Annie Glenn (wearing red hat) sit on the back of a convertible during the motorcade en route to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station from Patrick Air Force Base, prior to 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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Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (left), astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (right), and his wife Annie Glenn (wearing red hat) sit on the back of a convertible during the motorcade en route to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station from Patrick Air Force Base, prior to 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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Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (at microphones) speaks to the press upon his arrival at Patrick Air Force Base, Brevard County, Florida. Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, escorted by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, traveled to Florida to attend the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal ceremonies held in his honor at Cape Canaveral. Those looking on include (L-R): Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (wearing yellow dress), his wife Annie Glenn (in back, wearing red dress), his son David Glenn (partially hidden behind Glenn), Vice President Johnson, and Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's mother Clara Sproat Glenn (in profile, on far right edge of image).
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Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. poses with his wife, Annie Glenn (wearing red dress), and children, Lyn Glenn (wearing yellow dress) and David Glenn (partially hidden behind the microphones), during a short press briefing upon his arrival at Patrick Air Force Base, Brevard County, Florida. Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, escorted by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (right, facing away), traveled to Florida to attend the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal ceremonies held in his honor at Cape Canaveral.
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Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (at microphones) speaks to the press upon his arrival at Patrick Air Force Base, Brevard County, Florida. Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, escorted by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, traveled to Florida to attend the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal ceremonies held in his honor at Cape Canaveral. Those looking on include (L-R): Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (wearing yellow dress), his wife Annie Glenn (wearing red dress), his son David Glenn (mostly hidden behind Lieutenant Colonel Glenn), and Vice President Johnson.
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Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (third from left) looks down at his notes before speaking to the press upon his arrival at Patrick Air Force Base, Brevard County, Florida. Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, escorted by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, traveled to Florida to attend the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal ceremonies held in his honor at Cape Canaveral. Those looking on include (L-R): Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (wearing yellow dress), his wife Annie Glenn (wearing red dress), his son David Glenn (in back, partially hidden by microphone), Vice President Johnson, and Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's mother Clara Sproat Glenn; an unidentified reporter holds up a microphone at lower right.
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President John F. Kennedy (center) and others applaud as astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. leaves the lectern following his acceptance speech for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. Standing on the platform (L-R): unidentified (in back), Congressman George P. Miller (California), Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma), Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth, Congressman Albert Thomas of Texas (in back), Administrator of NASA James E. Webb, Senator George Smathers of Florida (in back), Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr. (in back), President Kennedy, Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (mostly hidden behind the President), his son David Glenn (in back), his wife Annie Glenn (wearing red dress), astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (in back), Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis, astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton (in back), Governor Farris Bryant of Florida (in front), President Kennedy's brother-in-law Prince Stanislaus Radziwill of Poland (in back, partially hidden), and Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh. The space capsule Friendship 7 is visible at far right.
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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. Looking on from the platform (L-R): astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., astronaut Captain Virgil “Gus” Grissom, unidentified, Congressman George P. Miller (California), unidentified (in back), Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma), Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth, Administrator of NASA James E. Webb (partially hidden behind Lieutenant Colonel Glenn), Senator George Smathers of Florida (hidden behind Lyn Glenn), astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr. (mostly hidden behind David Glenn), Congressman Olin E. Teague of Texas (partially hidden behind Lieutenant Commander Schirra), unidentified, Senator Warren G. Magnuson (Washington), Congressman Harold C. Ostertag of New York, astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis (in front), astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton (in back), unidentified (hidden behind Major Slayton), Governor Farris Bryant of Florida (in front), President Kennedy's brother-in-law Prince Stanislaus Radziwill of Poland (in back), and Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (in profile). The space capsule Friendship 7 is visible at far right.
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Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (right of lectern) stands with his wife, Annie Glenn (wearing red dress), and daughter, Lyn Glenn (wearing yellow dress), 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. Looking on from the platform (L-R): astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., astronaut Captain Virgil “Gus” Grissom, unidentified (in back), Congressman George P. Miller (California), unidentified (in back), Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma), Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (partially hidden behind President Kennedy), Congressman Edward P. Boland of Massachusetts (in back, partially hidden), Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth, Administrator of NASA James E. Webb (mostly hidden behind Lieutenant Colonel Glenn), Glenn's son David Glenn, unidentified (in back), Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (back to camera), Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (mostly hidden behind Brigadier General McHugh), Congressman Harold C. Ostertag of New York (in back, right of Senator Magnuson), astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis (in front), astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton (in back), Governor Farris Bryant of Florida (facing away), and President Kennedy's brother-in-law Prince Stanislaus Radziwill of Poland (in back). The space capsule Friendship 7 is visible at far right.
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President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) pins to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.'s lapel the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal 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), Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma), Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, President Kennedy, Administrator of NASA James E. Webb (partially hidden by the President's hand), Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (in profile), Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, 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): Senator George Smathers of Florida (partially hidden behind Brigadier General McHugh), 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 (partially hidden), and astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton. Congressman Olin E. Teague of Texas (partially hidden behind Lieutenant Commander Schirra) and President Kennedy's brother-in-law Prince Stanislaus Radziwill of Poland (far right) stand in the third row; all others unidentified. The space capsule Friendship 7 is visible 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. 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), Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma), Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, President Kennedy, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (with head down), Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (partially hidden behind 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): Senator George Smathers of Florida (partially hidden behind Brigadier General McHugh), 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, and astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton. Congressman Olin E. Teague of Texas (partially hidden behind Lieutenant Commander Schirra) and President Kennedy's brother-in-law Prince Stanislaus Radziwill of Poland (far right) stand in the third row; all others unidentified. The space capsule Friendship 7 is visible at far right.