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JFKWHP-ST-C327-5-63
President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks prior to presenting the 1962 Robert J. Collier Trophy to astronauts Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, Major L. Gordon Cooper, Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., Major Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Commander Walter M. Schirra, Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton. Also pictured: Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; President of the National Aeronautic Association, Martin M. Decker; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Cdr. Schirra; Cdr. Shepard; Maj. Cooper; Maj. Slayton; Lt. Col. Glenn; Maj. Grissom; Lt. Cdr. Carpenter; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency, Najeeb Halaby; Cdr. Schirra's wife, Jo Schirra; Maj. Slayton's wife, Marjorie Slayton; Lt. Col. Glenn's wife, Annie Glenn; Cdr. Shepard's wife, Louise Shepard; Maj. Grissom's father, Dennis Grissom; Maj. Grissom's wife, Betty Grissom; Senator Clinton P. Anderson (New Mexico); Lt. Cdr. Carpenter's wife, Rene Carpenter; Maj. Cooper's wife, Trudy Cooper; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; White House Secret Service agents, Jack Ready and Bill Payne; and National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C327-4-63
President John F. Kennedy (bottom left) stands with the seven astronauts of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Project Mercury, during the presentation ceremony of the 1962 Robert J. Collier Trophy. The astronauts are (L-R): Major Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom (in front), Commander Walter M. Schirra, Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, Major L. Gordon Cooper (in front), Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton, and Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Jack Ready and Bill Payne; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Cdr. Schirra's wife, Jo Schirra; Maj. Slayton's wife, Marjorie Slayton; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Maj. Grissom's mother, Cecile Grissom; Lt. Col. Glenn's wife, Annie Glenn; Cdr. Shepard's wife, Louise Shepard; Maj. Grissom's wife, Betty Grissom; and National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C327-3-63
President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks prior to presenting the 1962 Robert J. Collier Trophy to astronauts Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, Major L. Gordon Cooper, Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., Major Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Commander Walter M. Schirra, Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton. First row (L-R): Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; President of the National Aeronautic Association, Martin M. Decker; President Kennedy; and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Second row (L-R): Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Cdr. Schirra; Cdr. Shepard; Maj. Cooper; Maj. Slayton; Lt. Col. Glenn; Maj. Grissom; and Lt. Cdr. Carpenter. Third row (L-R): Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay (partially hidden); Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency, Najeeb Halaby (in back); Cdr. Schirra's wife, Jo Schirra; unidentified (in back); Maj. Slayton's wife, Marjorie Slayton; Lt. Col. Glenn's wife, Annie Glenn; Maj. Grissom's mother, Cecile Grissom (in back); Cdr. Shepard's wife, Louise Shepard; Maj. Grissom's father, Dennis Grissom (in back); Maj. Grissom's wife, Betty Grissom; Senator Clinton P. Anderson of New Mexico (in back); Lt. Cdr. Carpenter's wife, Rene Carpenter; and Maj. Cooper's wife, Trudy Cooper. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C326-2-63
Representatives from the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (AAHPER) present President John F. Kennedy with an award (on desk) for his distinguished leadership in improving the health and fitness of American youth. President Kennedy places next to the award a bronze figurine of Herakles purchased during his 1963 trip to Italy. Left to right: past president of AAHPER, Anita Aldrich; President Kennedy; President-Elect of AAHPER, Catherine Allen; Executive Secretary-Treasurer of AAHPER, Carl A. Troester, Jr. Oval Office, White House, Washington D.C. [See also MO 63.2319, "Award for Leadership in Improving Fitness of American Youth to President Kennedy," and MO 63.6105, "Herakles Figurine"]
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JFKWHP-ST-C326-1-63
President John F. Kennedy receives an award from Anita Aldrich, past president of the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (AAHPER), for his distinguished leadership in improving the health and fitness of American youth. AAHPER representatives standing right of President Kennedy include (L-R): President Ben W. Miller; President-Elect Catherine Allen; Executive Secretary-Treasurer Carl A. Troester, Jr. Oval Office, White House, Washington D.C. [See also MO 63.2319, "Award for Leadership in Improving Fitness of American Youth to President Kennedy"]
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JFKWHP-ST-C294-7-63
Actor and comedian, Bob Hope, delivers remarks after receiving the Congressional Gold Medal, presented by President John F. Kennedy in recognition of his services to the country as an entertainer during World War II. Left to right: unidentified; Representative Michael A. Feighan (Ohio); President Kennedy; Mr. Hope’s wife, Dolores Hope; Mr. Hope; unidentified (behind Mr. Hope); Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Representative Leslie C. Arends (Illinois). Also pictured (standing at left, in background): Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C1-13-62
President John F. Kennedy attends a ceremony in honor of his visit to Mexico City. Governor of the Federal District of Mexico, Ernesto P. Uruchurtu, presented President Kennedy with keys to the City of Mexico, a commemorative medal, and a scroll. Pictured at desk (L-R): Foreign Minister of Mexico, Manuel Tello; U.S. State Department interpreter, Donald Barnes; President Kennedy; Mr. Uruchurtu (center, standing); U.S. Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, Edwin M. Martin. Also pictured: Mexican Ambassador to the United States, Antonio Carrillo Flores, and Chief of Protocol of Mexico, Federico A. Mariscal. All others are unidentified. Salón de Cabildos (Council Room), Antiguo Palacio del Ayuntamiento (Old City Hall), Mexico City, Mexico.
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President John F. Kennedy presents outgoing Secretary of the Army, Elvis J. Stahr, Jr. (right), with a plaque in recognition of Secretary Stahr’s service; the plaque features President Kennedy's inauguration coin. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C257-1-62
Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, Walter N. Tobriner, presents a key to the City of Washington to President of the Republic of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios III. Left to right (flanked by two United States Marines): Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Archbishop Makarios III; President John F. Kennedy; Chairman Tobriner (face obscured by microphones). Blair House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C182-6-62
President John F. Kennedy receives a gift of an American Automobile Association (AAA) medal from President of the AAA Traffic Safety Foundation, Judge Clarence E. Bodie, during the AAA Lifesaving Awards ceremony; five members of the organization’s School Safety Patrol received the award. Those pictured include: award recipients Ralph S. “Steve” Brannin (of North Pinellas Park, Florida), Wayne Brown (of New York, New York), John Puhak (of Hazelton, Pennsylvania), and Patricia Miller (of Hereford, Pennsylvania); Senator George A. Smathers (Florida); Representative Paul F. Schenck (Ohio); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); Senator Claiborne Pell (Rhode Island); Prime Minister of Norway, Einar Gerhardsen (in Washington for a state visit); Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Norway, Hans Engen; Representative Fernand J. St. Germain (Rhode Island); Executive Vice President of AAA, Russell Singer; Director of the AAA Traffic Engineering and Safety Department, W. L. Robinson. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. [Please see the President’s schedule for a complete list of attendees.] [See also MO 63.792, “AAA School Safety Patrol Lifesaver Medal”]
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JFKWHP-ST-C182-5-62
President John F. Kennedy (center) receives a gift of an American Automobile Association (AAA) medal from President of the AAA Traffic Safety Foundation, Judge Clarence E. Bodie, during the AAA Lifesaving Awards ceremony; five members of the organization’s School Safety Patrol received the award. Those pictured include: award recipients Ralph S. “Steve” Brannin (of North Pinellas Park, Florida), Wayne Brown (of New York, New York), John Puhak (of Hazelton, Pennsylvania), Patricia Miller (of Hereford, Pennsylvania), and Wesley Haines (of Dayton, Ohio); Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher; Representative Paul F. Schenck (Ohio); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); Senator Claiborne Pell (Rhode Island); Prime Minister of Norway, Einar Gerhardsen (in Washington for a state visit); Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Norway, Hans Engen; Representative Fernand J. St. Germain (Rhode Island); Executive Vice President of AAA, Russell Singer; Director of the AAA Traffic Engineering and Safety Department, W. L. Robinson. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. [Please see the President’s schedule for a complete list of attendees.] [See also MO 63.792, “AAA School Safety Patrol Lifesaver Medal”]
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JFKWHP-ST-C182-4-62
President John F. Kennedy (center) receives a gift of an American Automobile Association (AAA) medal from President of the AAA Traffic Safety Foundation, Judge Clarence E. Bodie, during the AAA Lifesaving Awards ceremony; five members of the organization’s School Safety Patrol received the award. Those pictured include: award recipients Ralph S. “Steve” Brannin (of North Pinellas Park, Florida), Wayne Brown (of New York, New York), John Puhak (of Hazelton, Pennsylvania), and Patricia Miller (of Hereford, Pennsylvania); Under Secretary of State, George Ball; Senator George A. Smathers (Florida); Representative Paul F. Schenck (Ohio); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); Senator Claiborne Pell (Rhode Island); Prime Minister of Norway, Einar Gerhardsen (in Washington for a state visit); Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Norway, Hans Engen; Representative Fernand J. St. Germain (Rhode Island); Executive Vice President of AAA, Russell Singer; Director of the AAA Traffic Engineering and Safety Department, W. L. Robinson; Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Ambassador of Norway, Paul Koht; National Park Service (NPS) photographer, Abbie Rowe; White House Secret Service agent, Dave Grant. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. [Please see the President’s schedule for a complete list of attendees.] [See also MO 63.792, “AAA School Safety Patrol Lifesaver Medal”]
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JFKWHP-ST-C182-3-62
President John F. Kennedy attends the American Automobile Association (AAA) Lifesaving Awards ceremony; five members of the organization’s School Safety Patrol received the award. Those pictured include: award recipients Ralph S. “Steve” Brannin (of North Pinellas Park, Florida), Wayne Brown (of New York, New York), John Puhak (of Hazelton, Pennsylvania), and Wesley Haines (of Dayton, Ohio); President of the AAA Traffic Safety Foundation, Judge Clarence E. Bodie; AAA School Traffic Safety Poster contest winner, Carol Mieczynski, of Manville, Rhode Island; Prime Minister of Norway, Einar Gerhardsen (in Washington for a state visit); Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Norway, Hans Engen; Associate Manager of the AAA Pedestrian and School Safety Division, Walter E. Morris; Director of the AAA Traffic Engineering and Safety Department, W. L. Robinson; Executive Vice President of AAA, Russell Singer. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. [Please see the President’s schedule for a complete list of attendees.]
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JFKWHP-ST-C182-2-62
President John F. Kennedy receives a bouquet of flowers from AAA School Traffic Safety Poster contest winner, Carol Mieczynski (hidden), of Manville, Rhode Island, during the American Automobile Association (AAA) Lifesaving Awards ceremony; five members of the organization’s School Safety Patrol received the award. Also pictured: award recipients Ralph S. “Steve” Brannin (of North Pinellas Park, Florida) and Wayne Brown (of New York, New York); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); President of the AAA Traffic Safety Foundation, Judge Clarence E. Bodie; Prime Minister of Norway, Einar Gerhardsen (in Washington for a state visit); Associate Manager of the AAA Pedestrian and School Safety Division, Walter E. Morris; Director of the AAA Traffic Engineering and Safety Department, W. L. Robinson; Executive Vice President of AAA, Russell Singer. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. [Please see the President’s schedule for a complete list of attendees.]
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JFKWHP-ST-C182-1-62
President John F. Kennedy attends the American Automobile Association (AAA) Lifesaving Awards ceremony; five members of the organization’s School Safety Patrol received the award. Those pictured include: Representative Paul F. Schenck (Ohio); President of the AAA Traffic Safety Foundation, Judge Clarence E. Bodie; Senator Claiborne Pell (Rhode Island); Representative Fernand J. St. Germain (Rhode Island); Prime Minister of Norway, Einar Gerhardsen (in Washington for a state visit); Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Norway, Hans Engen; Associate Manager of the AAA Pedestrian and School Safety Division, Walter E. Morris; Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Director of the AAA Traffic Engineering and Safety Department, W. L. Robinson; White House Secret Service agent, Dave Grant. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. [Please see the President’s schedule for a complete list of attendees.]
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JFKWHP-ST-143-9-62
Prime Minister of Great Britain, Harold Macmillan (in Washington for a state visit), delivers remarks during a program at the White House to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Congressional Medal of Honor; visitors include descendants of Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor recipients. Left to right (in foreground): Marshall B. Wenger (great-great-grandson of two of the first recipients of the Medal, Jacob Parrott and Wilson W. Brown); unidentified; Prime Minister Macmillan; President John F. Kennedy; Chairman of the District of Columbia Civil War Centennial Commission, Paul J. Sedgwick; President of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Luther Skaggs, Jr.; and unidentified. Also pictured (standing in Colonnade): White House Secret Service agent, Ernie Olsson, and White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-143-8-62
Prime Minister of Great Britain, Harold Macmillan (in Washington for a state visit), delivers remarks during a program at the White House to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Congressional Medal of Honor; visitors include descendants of Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor recipients. Left to right (in foreground): unidentified; Prime Minister Macmillan; President John F. Kennedy; Chairman of the District of Columbia Civil War Centennial Commission, Paul J. Sedgwick; and President of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Luther Skaggs, Jr. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-143-7-62
Prime Minister of Great Britain, Harold Macmillan (in Washington for a state visit), delivers remarks during a program at the White House to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Congressional Medal of Honor; visitors include descendants of Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor recipients. Left to right (in foreground): Marshall B. Wenger (great-great-grandson of two of the first recipients of the Medal, Jacob Parrott and Wilson W. Brown); unidentified (in back); Prime Minister Macmillan; President John F. Kennedy; Chairman of the District of Columbia Civil War Centennial Commission, Paul J. Sedgwick; and President of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Luther Skaggs, Jr. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-143-6-62
President John F. Kennedy (center foreground, mostly hidden on edge of frame) attends a program at the White House to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Congressional Medal of Honor; visitors include descendants of Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor recipients. Marshall B. Wenger (great-great-grandson of two of the first recipients of the Medal, Jacob Parrott and Wilson W. Brown), stands in front and to the right of President Kennedy; National Park Service (NPS) photographer, Abbie Rowe (partially hidden on edge of frame), stands left of the President. Also pictured: White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan; White House Communications Agency (WHCA) officer, Joseph W. Culbreth, and White House Secret Service agent, Stewart “Stu” Stout. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-143-4-62
President John F. Kennedy (center foreground, at microphones) delivers remarks during a program at the White House to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Congressional Medal of Honor; visitors include descendants of Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor recipients. President of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Luther Skaggs, Jr. (mostly hidden on edge of frame), stands behind President Kennedy; Marshall B. Wenger (great-great-grandson of two of the first recipients of the Medal, Jacob Parrott and Wilson W. Brown), stands right of the President. Also pictured: National Park Service (NPS) photographer, Abbie Rowe; United Press International (UPI) photographer, Frank Cancellare; White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan; White House Communications Agency (WHCA) officer, Joseph W. Culbreth; and White House Secret Service agent, Stewart “Stu” Stout. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy stands with President of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Luther Skaggs, Jr. (center, behind microphones), during a program at the White House to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Congressional Medal of Honor; visitors include descendants of Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor recipients. Marshall B. Wenger (great-great-grandson of two of the first recipients of the Medal, Jacob Parrott and Wilson W. Brown), stands in front and to the right of President Kennedy, holding camera; White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas, and White House Secret Service agent, Ernie Olsson (both in background), stand in the Colonnade. Also pictured: National Park Service (NPS) photographer, Abbie Rowe; White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan (bottom right); White House Communications Agency (WHCA) officer, Joseph W. Culbreth (bottom right, wearing headphones); and Secret Service agent, Stewart “Stu” Stout. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. [Blurriness in image is original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-ST-143-2-62
President John F. Kennedy (right, at microphones) delivers remarks during a program at the White House to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Congressional Medal of Honor; visitors include descendants of Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor recipients. Standing with President Kennedy are (L-R): Marshall B. Wenger (great-great-grandson of two of the first recipients of the Medal, Jacob Parrott and Wilson W. Brown); unidentified; President of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Luther Skaggs, Jr.; and Chairman of the District of Columbia Civil War Centennial Commission, Paul J. Sedgwick (partially hidden). National Park Service (NPS) photographer, Abbie Rowe, stands in audience at right; White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan, crouches in center (partially hidden). The Executive Office Building is visible in the background. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-143-12-62
President John F. Kennedy and Prime Minister of Great Britain, Harold Macmillan, walk from the Oval Office to the West Wing Lawn of the White House to attend a program commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Congressional Medal of Honor; visitors include descendants of Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor recipients. Also pictured: Special Assistants to President Kennedy, Kenneth P. O’Donnell, John J. McNally, and Dave Powers. West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-143-11-62
President John F. Kennedy and Prime Minister of Great Britain, Harold Macmillan, attend a program at the White House to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Congressional Medal of Honor; visitors include descendants of Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor recipients. Left to right: President of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Luther Skaggs, Jr. (back to camera, shaking hands with Prime Minister Macmillan); unidentified (mostly hidden); PM Macmillan; Chairman of the District of Columbia Civil War Centennial Commission, Paul J. Sedgwick (back to camera); and President Kennedy. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. [Blurriness in image is original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-ST-143-10-62
President John F. Kennedy and Prime Minister of Great Britain, Harold Macmillan, attend a program at the White House to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Congressional Medal of Honor; visitors include descendants of Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor recipients. Left to right: President of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Luther Skaggs, Jr. (back to camera, shaking hands with Prime Minister Macmillan); unidentified; PM Macmillan; Chairman of the District of Columbia Civil War Centennial Commission, Paul J. Sedgwick (back to camera); and President Kennedy. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.