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President John F. Kennedy (left, at lectern) delivers remarks at Rice University regarding the nation's efforts in space exploration. Seated on speakers' platform: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Mayor of Houston, Lewis Cutrer; President of Rice University, Dr. Kenneth S. Pitzer; Representative Albert Thomas (Texas); Representative George P. Miller (California); Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Honorary Chancellor of Rice University, Dr. William V. Houston; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner; Harris County Judge, Bill Elliott. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman. Members of the press sit at right in background; spectators observe from the stands. Rice University Stadium, Houston, Texas.
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President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks at Rice University regarding the nation's efforts in space exploration. Seated on speakers' platform: Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Honorary Chancellor of Rice University, Dr. William V. Houston; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner; Harris County Judge, Bill Elliott. Spectators observe from the stands. Rice University Stadium, Houston, Texas.
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President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks at Rice University regarding the nation's efforts in space exploration. Seated on speakers' platform: Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Honorary Chancellor of Rice University, Dr. William V. Houston; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner; Harris County Judge, Bill Elliott. Spectators observe from the stands. Rice University Stadium, Houston, Texas.
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President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks following his arrival at Houston International Airport, Houston, Texas. Left to right (in foreground): Representative Albert Thomas (Texas); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President Kennedy; Director of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Dr. Wernher von Braun; Governor of Texas, Price Daniel (partially hidden); Mayor of Houston, Lewis Cutrer; Harris County Judge, Bill Elliott. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Dave Grant and Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. The President traveled to Houston as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy (back to camera) greets Mayor of Houston, Texas, Lewis Cutrer, upon arrival at Houston International Airport, Houston, Texas. Left to right (in foreground): Representative Albert Thomas (Texas); President Kennedy; Mayor Cutrer (partially hidden, shaking hands with the President); Governor of Texas, Price Daniel (holding hat); Harris County Judge, Bill Elliott (mostly out of frame). President Kennedy traveled to Houston as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy (back to camera) greets Governor of Texas, Price Daniel, upon arrival at Houston International Airport, Houston, Texas. Left to right (in foreground): Representative Albert Thomas (Texas); Mayor of Houston, Lewis Cutrer; President Kennedy; Governor Daniel (holding hat, shaking hands with the President); Harris County Judge, Bill Elliott; unidentified; Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth (partially hidden on edge of frame). President Kennedy traveled to Houston as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.