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President John F. Kennedy (standing at microphones) delivers a statement to the press following astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.'s successful orbital flight aboard Mercury-Atlas 6, also known as Friendship 7. Washington political reporter for the New York Times, Tom Wicker, stands fourth from right; other reporters and photographers are unidentified. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agent, Mike Mastrovito. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (standing at microphones) delivers a statement to the press following astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.'s successful orbital flight aboard Mercury-Atlas 6, also known as Friendship 7. Washington political reporter for the New York Times, Tom Wicker, stands second from right; other reporters are unidentified. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy stands with astronaut Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C.
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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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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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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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President John F. Kennedy visits with Russian cosmonaut Major Gherman S. Titov and American astronaut Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. Left to right: Interpreter Walter Skuby, Colonel Glenn, President Kennedy, Major Titov. West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Russian cosmonaut Major Gherman S. Titov (left) and American astronaut Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (right) speak to members of the press outside the White House. Interpreters Ivan Shklyar (wearing glasses) and Walter Skuby stand in center; all others are unidentified. West Wing Entrance, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Russian cosmonaut Major Gherman S. Titov (left) and American astronaut Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (right) visit the White House. Assistant Press Secretary Jay W. Gildner stands at far left. West Wing Corridor, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Russian cosmonaut Major Gherman S. Titov and American astronaut Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. visit the White House. Left to right: Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers; Colonel Glenn; Major Titov; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy visits with astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (left), during a tour of spacecraft displays inside a hangar at the Rich Building of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson stands in back. President Kennedy visited the Center as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.