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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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Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (center) kisses his wife, Annie Glenn (wearing red dress), following his arrival aboard Military Transport Service (MATS) airplane at Patrick Air Force Base, Brevard County, Florida. Lieutenant Colonel Glenn reunited with his family for the first time since his orbital flight, prior to attending the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal ceremonies held in his honor at Cape Canaveral. Looking on are Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's children, David Glenn (wearing plaid jacket) and Lyn Glenn (wearing yellow dress), and Vice President Johnson (at right, holding hat); all others unidentified.
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Upon arriving at Patrick Air Force Base aboard Military Air Transport Service (MATS) airplane, astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (center, left) reunites with his family for the first time since his orbital flight. Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, escorted by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, traveled to Brevard County, Florida, to attend the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal ceremonies held in his honor at Cape Canaveral. Standing in front of airplane stairs (L-R): Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's son David Glenn (wearing plaid jacket), his daughter Lyn Glenn (wearing yellow dress), Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, his wife Annie Glenn (wearing red dress), his parents Clara Sproat Glenn and John H. Glenn, Sr., and Vice President Johnson (in profile, holding hat); all others unidentified.
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Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (right, holding hat) greets Clara Sproat Glenn and John H. Glenn, Sr., parents of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., upon his and Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's arrival aboard Military Air Transport Service (MATS) airplane at Patrick Air Force Base, Brevard County, Florida. Vice President Johnson escorted Lieutenant Colonel Glenn on the flight to Florida to attend the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal ceremonies held in Glenn's honor at Cape Canaveral. Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (center) looks on from left with his wife, Annie Glenn (wearing red dress), and children, David Glenn (wearing plaid jacket) and Lyn Glenn (wearing yellow dress).
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Upon arriving aboard Military Air Transport Service (MATS) airplane at Patrick Air Force Base, astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. reunites with his family for the first time since his orbital flight. Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, escorted by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, traveled to Brevard County, Florida, to attend the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal ceremonies held in his honor at Cape Canaveral. Standing in front of airplane stairs (L-R): Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's son David Glenn (wearing plaid jacket), his daughter Lyn Glenn (wearing yellow dress), Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, his wife Annie Glenn (wearing red dress), Vice President Johnson (in profile), and Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's father John H. Glenn, Sr.; all others unidentified. United States Air Force Honor Guard officer (back to camera) stands at attention at right.
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United States Air Force Honor Guard stands at attention upon the arrival of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson aboard Military Air Transport Service (MATS) airplane at Patrick Air Force Base, Brevard County, Florida. Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (in front of airplane stairs) reunites with his wife, Annie Glenn, son, David Glenn, and daughter, Lyn Glenn, for the first time since his orbital flight, prior to attending the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal ceremonies held in his honor at Cape Canaveral.
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United States Air Force Honor Guard stands at attention upon the arrival of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson aboard Military Air Transport Service (MATS) airplane at Patrick Air Force Base, Brevard County, Florida. Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (in front of airplane stairs) reunites with his wife, Annie Glenn, son, David Glenn, and daughter, Lyn Glenn, for the first time since his orbital flight, prior to attending the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal ceremonies held in his honor at Cape Canaveral.
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President John F. Kennedy (standing at the top of the airplane stairs) exits Air Force One upon his 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. White House Secret Service Agent Emory Roberts stands at the bottom of the stairs, at left; United States Air Force Honor Guard stands at attention in the foreground. Brevard County, Florida.
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President John F. Kennedy talks on the telephone with astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., who was aboard the USS Noa after splash-down of Mercury-Atlas 6 (also known as Friendship 7) and the successful completion of the first U.S. manned orbital flight. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy talks on the telephone with astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., who was aboard the USS Noa after splash-down of Mercury-Atlas 6 (also known as Friendship 7) and the successful completion of the first U.S. manned orbital flight. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy talks on the telephone with astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., who was aboard the USS Noa after splash-down of Mercury-Atlas 6 (also known as Friendship 7) and the successful completion of the first U.S. manned orbital flight. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (standing at microphones) delivers a statement to the press following astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.'s successful orbital flight aboard Mercury-Atlas 6, also known as Friendship 7. Unidentified reporters look on. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (standing at microphones) delivers a statement to the press following astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.'s successful orbital flight aboard Mercury-Atlas 6, also known as Friendship 7. Unidentified photographers and reporters look on. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy walks across the West Wing Lawn to deliver a statement to the press following astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.'s successful orbital flight aboard Mercury-Atlas 6, also known as Friendship 7. White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (standing at microphones) delivers a statement to the press following astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.'s successful orbital flight aboard Mercury-Atlas 6, also known as Friendship 7. Unidentified reporters look on. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and others watch television coverage of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.'s lift-off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard Mercury-Atlas 6 (also known as Friendship 7) on the first U.S. manned orbital flight. (L-R) Special Counsel to the President Ted Sorensen (mostly hidden at far left), Congressman Hale Boggs of Louisiana, Speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack (hidden, with his hand on Congressman Albert's shoulder), Congressman Carl Albert of Oklahoma, Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, President Kennedy, and Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana (with arms crossed at far right). Family Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and others watch television coverage of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.'s lift-off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard Mercury-Atlas 6 (also known as Friendship 7) on the first U.S. manned orbital flight. (L-R) Special Counsel to the President Ted Sorensen, Congressman Hale Boggs of Louisiana, Speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack (mostly hidden, with his hand on Congressman Albert's shoulder), Congressman Carl Albert of Oklahoma, Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, President Kennedy, and Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana (with arms crossed at far right). Family Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (speaking on telephone) stands with Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson after watching television coverage of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.'s lift-off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard Mercury-Atlas 6 (also known as Friendship 7) on the first U.S. manned orbital flight. Family Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy stands next to a scale model of a Gemini capsule in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington, D.C.; the model was given to President Kennedy as a Christmas gift from the personnel of McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, following the President’s visit to McDonnell’s St. Louis plant on 12 September 1962. Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, stands at left. Visible through doorway at right: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; John F. Kennedy, Jr. (sitting on floor). [See also MO 63.1922a-c, "Scale Model of the Gemini Spacecraft"]
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President John F. Kennedy views a scale model of a Gemini capsule in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington, D.C.; the model was given to President Kennedy as a Christmas gift from the personnel of McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, following the President’s visit to McDonnell’s St. Louis plant on 12 September 1962. Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, stands behind capsule. [See also MO 63.1922a-c, "Scale Model of the Gemini Spacecraft"]
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President John F. Kennedy views a scale model of a Gemini capsule in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington, D.C.; the model was given to President Kennedy as a Christmas gift from the personnel of McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, following the President’s visit to McDonnell’s St. Louis plant on 12 September 1962. Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, stands at left; White House Photographer, Chief Robert L. Knudsen, stands at right. [See also MO 63.1922a-c, "Scale Model of the Gemini Spacecraft"]
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President John F. Kennedy views a scale model of a Gemini capsule in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington, D.C.; the model was given to President Kennedy as a Christmas gift from the personnel of McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, following the President’s visit to McDonnell’s St. Louis plant on 12 September 1962. Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, stands at right; White House Photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton, stands at left. [See also MO 63.1922a-c, "Scale Model of the Gemini Spacecraft"]
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President John F. Kennedy views a scale model of a Gemini capsule in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington, D.C.; the model was given to President Kennedy as a Christmas gift from the personnel of McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, following the President’s visit to McDonnell’s St. Louis plant on 12 September 1962. Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, stands next to the President. [See also MO 63.1922a-c, "Scale Model of the Gemini Spacecraft"]
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President John F. Kennedy stands next to a scale model of a Gemini capsule in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington, D.C.; the model was given to President Kennedy as a Christmas gift from the personnel of McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, following the President’s visit to McDonnell’s St. Louis plant on 12 September 1962. Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, stands at left. Visible through doorway at right: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; John F. Kennedy, Jr. (sitting on floor). [See also MO 63.1922a-c, "Scale Model of the Gemini Spacecraft"]
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President John F. Kennedy (right, gesturing with arms extended) visits with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) officials, who presented him with a model of the Mariner 2 spacecraft (on the President's desk). Left to right: Edgar M. Cortright, Deputy Director of NASA's Office of Space Sciences; Jack N. James, Project Manager of Mariner 2 for NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL); Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr., Associate Administrator of NASA (in back); Robert J. Parks, Planetary Programs Director for JPL; Dr. William H. Pickering, Director of JPL; Dr. James E. Webb, Administrator of NASA (in back); President Kennedy; and an unidentified photographer (in back, on far right edge of image). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [See also MO 63.300a, “Model of Mariner II Spacecraft.”]