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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy meets with the recipients of the 1961 Harmon International Trophy for Aviators, Joseph A. Walker, A. Scott Crossfield, and Major Robert M. White, in the Oval Office. (L-R) Unidentified boy; James E. Webb, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator (in the background); William E. Schramek; President Kennedy; Joseph A. Walker; Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh (in the background); A. Scott Crossfield; Major Robert M. White; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis LeMay. A model of the X-15 aircraft sits on the President’s desk. White House, Washington, D.C.