Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A13-56-62
President John F. Kennedy (center, in profile) visits the Mercury Control Center at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, prior to the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. Lieutenant Colonel Glenn stands to the right of President Kennedy; all others unidentified. Brevard County, Florida.