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Astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper speaks with Caroline Kennedy (foreground, back to camera), after receiving the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) in the Rose Garden. President John F. Kennedy stands at left. Standing in the background: James J. Truscott, Major Cooper’s uncle (center); Representative James G. Fulton of Pennsylvania (far right). The State Dining Room is visible through the open door. Cross Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (reaching into the capsule) shows President John F. Kennedy (right) the space capsule Friendship 7 following the presentation ceremony of his National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal at Hangar 'S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. The Friendship 7 carried Lieutenant Colonel Glenn in orbit around the earth three times. Those looking on include: President Kennedy's brother-in-law Prince Stanislaus Radziwill of Poland (in back, left of Glenn), Senator Robert Kerr of Oklahoma (mostly hidden, directly behind Glenn, wearing glasses), Congressman Harold C. Ostertag of New York (in back, right of Senator Kerr), Special Assistant to the President Lawrence “Larry” O’Brien (mostly hidden behind Congressman Ostertag), Congressman A. Sydney Herlong, Jr. of Florida (in back, right of Senator Kerr, wearing glasses), Congressman Dante B. Fascell of Florida (partially hidden, in front of Congressman Herlong), Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's son David Glenn (right of Glenn, facing away), his daughter Lyn Glenn (mostly hidden, left of President Kennedy), Senator George Smathers of Florida (in back, left of President Kennedy), Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (at far right edge of image), and Congressman Paul G. Rogers of Florida (left of Vice President Johnson).
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Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (right of lectern) stands with his wife, Annie Glenn (wearing red dress), daughter, Lyn Glenn (wearing yellow dress), and son, David Glenn, upon receiving the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal from President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. Administrator of NASA James E. Webb (mostly hidden, left of Mrs. Glenn) stands behind Lieutenant Colonel Glenn and his family; Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (in back) stands at far right.
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Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (at lectern) delivers remarks upon receiving the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal from President John F. Kennedy at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. Astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. and astronaut Captain Virgil “Gus” Grissom look on from lower left; Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth and Congressman Albert Thomas (partially hidden behind Dr. Gilruth) sit behind Lieutenant Colonel Glenn at right.
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President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) presents the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (right of lectern, in profile) at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. Standing on the platform, first row (L-R): astronaut Captain Virgil “Gus” Grissom (mostly hidden on far edge of image), Congressman George P. Miller (California), Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth (partially hidden behind President Kennedy), Administrator of NASA James E. Webb, Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden behind Lieutenant Colonel Glenn), Glenn's wife Annie Glenn (wearing red dress), Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis, and Governor Farris Bryant of Florida. Second row, beginning at right of lectern (L-R): astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (wearing yellow dress), his son David Glenn, astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (mostly hidden behind Mrs. Glenn), and astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton (mostly hidden behind Major General Davis); Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (partially hidden, in the third row) stands behind David Glenn. [Damage at upper left of image is original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy (third from left) and others attend the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. First row (L-R): Administrator of NASA James E. Webb, President Kennedy, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, his wife Annie Glenn, and Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis (partially hidden on far right edge of image). Second row (L-R): Senator George Smathers of Florida (partially hidden), astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr. (hidden behind the President), Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (hidden behind Glenn), his son David Glenn, and astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (partially hidden); Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (partially hidden, in the third row) sits behind David Glenn.
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Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (left), his wife Annie Glenn, and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (right) sit on the back of a convertible as their motorcade departs Patrick Air Force Base en route to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn. Brevard County, Florida.
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President John F. Kennedy (third from left) and others attend the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. First row (L-R): Administrator of NASA James E. Webb, President Kennedy, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, his wife Annie Glenn, and Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis (mostly hidden on far right edge of image). Second row (L-R): Senator George Smathers of Florida (partially hidden), astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr. (hidden behind the President), Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (hidden behind Glenn), his son David Glenn, and astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (partially hidden); Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (partially hidden, in the third row) sits behind David Glenn.
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Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (left, at microphone) addresses the crowd of assembled workers at Launch Complex 14, prior to the presentation ceremony of his National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal. President John F. Kennedy (wearing a hard hat) stands at right; Annie Glenn, wife of Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (wearing red dress, with back to camera) stands on far left edge of image. The pad and service tower from which Glenn was lifted into orbit is visible in the background. Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida.
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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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President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) presents the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (right of lectern, in profile) at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. Standing on the platform, first row (L-R): astronaut Captain Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Congressman George P. Miller (California), Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth (partially hidden behind President Kennedy), Administrator of NASA James E. Webb, Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden behind Lieutenant Colonel Glenn), Glenn's wife Annie Glenn (wearing red dress), and Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis. Second row, beginning at right of lectern (L-R): astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (wearing yellow dress), his son David Glenn, astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (mostly hidden behind Mrs. Glenn), and astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton (mostly hidden behind Major General Davis); Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (partially hidden, in the third row) stands behind David Glenn.
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President John F. Kennedy (center, holding hat) and astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (left) walk past United States Air Force Honor Guard upon President 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 Glenn. Walking behind are Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (partially hidden, over Glenn's shoulder), Congressman Dante B. Fascell of Florida (in back, left of President Kennedy), White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger (in back, at far left), President Kennedy's brother-in-law Prince Stanislaus Radziwill of Poland (in back, right of Press Secretary Salinger), and White House Secret Service Agent Emory Roberts (in back, partially hidden, left of Glenn). Air Force One is visible in the background.
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President John F. Kennedy and astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John Glenn, Jr. look inside space capsule Friendship 7 following the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn at Hangar 'S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. The Friendship 7 carried Glenn in orbit around the earth three times. Those looking on include: Senator Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma (in back, left of Glenn, wearing glasses), Congressman A. Sydney Herlong, Jr. of Florida (in back, right of Senator Kerr), Special Assistant to the President Lawrence “Larry” O’Brien (partially hidden, behind Congressman Herlong), Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's son David Glenn (partially hidden behind Glenn), Senator George Smathers of Florida (back right), and Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth (far right, in front of Senator Smathers).
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Presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. L-R: Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency, Najeeb Halaby; Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council, Edward C. Welsh; Louise Brewer Shepard (wife of Commander Shepard); Commander Shepard; Renza (Emerson) Shepard and Lieutenant Colonel Alan B. Shepard, Sr. (parents of Commander Shepard); astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton; President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Administrator of NASA, James E. Webb; astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter; Congressman Overton Brooks (Louisiana). Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Attendees watch as President John F. Kennedy (center, on platform) presents the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the National Medal of Science to Dr. Theodore von Kármán in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Chairman of the President’s Committee on the National Medal of Science, Frederick Seitz; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden behind Mr. Seitz); General Bernard Schriever; President Kennedy; General Curtis E. LeMay; Dr. von Kármán; President of the California Institute of Technology, Dr. Lee A. DuBridge; unidentified; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner.
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President John F. Kennedy sits at the head table with his mother, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, during the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation First International Awards Dinner for achievement in research, service, and leadership in the field of intellectual disability (then referred to as "mental retardation"). Statler Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy attend the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation First International Awards Dinner for achievement in research, service, and leadership in the field of intellectual disability (then referred to as "mental retardation"). Left to right: United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) and Master of Ceremonies, Adlai Stevenson; President Kennedy; Mrs. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Statler Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (center left, partially hidden) presents a gift of a plaque to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right, at microphones), during General Decker's Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) ceremony; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (back to camera), holds plaque at left. Standing in back (L-R): Representative George H. Mahon of Texas (partially hidden on edge of frame); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Helen Decker; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); General Maxwell D. Taylor; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze (partially hidden); General Decker's children, James Inman Decker and Jane Decker Francisco; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right, at microphones), delivers remarks after receiving the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM); President John F. Kennedy stands left of General Decker. Also pictured: Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Helen Decker; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Decker's children, James Inman Decker and Jane Decker Francisco; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker. Left to right: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn (mostly hidden); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; President Kennedy (at microphones); General Decker; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Decker's children, James Inman Decker and Jane Decker Francisco; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy walks with Allen W. Dulles, retiring director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), upon his arrival at headquarters in Langley, Virginia to present the National Security Medal to Mr. Dulles.
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President John F. Kennedy (standing at the lectern) delivers remarks upon presenting the National Security Medal to Allen W. Dulles, retiring director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Seated behind the President, facing away from the camera, are (L-R) General C.P. Cabell, Deputy Director of the CIA, and Mr. Dulles. Seated in the audience are Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer. CIA headquarters, Langley, Virginia.
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Audience members at the presentation of the National Security Medal to Allen W. Dulles, retiring director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Seated in the first row (L-R): three unidentified women; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Ethel Kennedy, wife of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; and the Attorney General. Seated in the second row (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup (wearing glasses). J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is seated in the third row, to the right of General Lemnitzer. CIA headquarters, Langley, Virginia.
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President John F. Kennedy arrives at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) headquarters in Langley, Virginia, to present the National Security Medal to Allen W. Dulles and is greeted by Mr. Dulles. Walking behind the President are Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. United States Army helicopters are visible in the background.