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President John F. Kennedy (left) holds a map of the route taken by aviator Betty Miller (center) on the first solo flight by a woman across the Pacific Ocean. Mrs. Miller received the Federal Aviation Agency’s Decoration for Exceptional Service from the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency, Najeeb Halaby (right). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Aviator Betty Miller, the first woman to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean, shows President John F. Kennedy the doll that accompanied her on her flight. Mrs. Miller received the Federal Aviation Agency’s Decoration for Exceptional Service from the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency, Najeeb Halaby. (L-R) Administrator Halaby; President Kennedy; Mrs. Miller; aviator Jane "Janey" Briggs Hart; and Mrs. Miller’s husband, Charles Miller. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy looks on as aviator Betty Miller, the first woman to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean, points out the route of her flight. Mrs. Miller received the Federal Aviation Agency’s Decoration for Exceptional Service from the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency, Najeeb Halaby. (L-R) President Kennedy; Mrs. Miller; Administrator Halaby; aviator Jane "Janey" Briggs Hart; and Mrs. Miller’s husband, Charles Miller. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.