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President John F. Kennedy speaks with Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, following the presentation of the 1961 Robert J. Collier Trophy; President Kennedy presented the trophy to four X-15 pilots on behalf of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay, stands at left in background; White House photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton, stands at far right. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the 1961 Robert J. Collier Trophy to four X-15 pilots, on behalf of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). Standing behind President Kennedy are the recipients (L-R): Major Robert M. White (U.S. Air Force), A. Scott Crossfield (North American Aviation), Joseph A. Walker (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), and Commander Forrest S. Petersen (U.S. Navy). Also pictured: Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; General Omar Bradley (partially hidden). West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy stands with the recipients of the 1961 Robert J. Collier Trophy; President Kennedy presented the trophy to four X-15 pilots on behalf of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). In foreground (L-R): President Kennedy; A. Scott Crossfield (North American Aviation); Major Robert M. White (U.S. Air Force); Joseph A. Walker (National Aeronautics and Space Administration); Commander Forrest S. Petersen (U.S. Navy). Also pictured: Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Administrator of NASA, Dr. James E. Webb; Chairman of the Board of the National Aeronautic Association, Jacqueline Cochran; White House correspondent for The Washington Star, Garnett D. Horner. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Presentation of the 1961 Robert J. Collier Trophy; President John F. Kennedy (back to camera, greeting guests) presented the trophy to four X-15 pilots on behalf of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). Standing at right: Major Robert M. White (U.S. Air Force), Joseph A. Walker (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), and Commander Forrest S. Petersen (U.S. Navy). Also pictured: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Administrator of NASA, Dr. James E. Webb; Chairman of the Board of the National Aeronautic Association, Jacqueline Cochran; White House Secret Service agents, Win Lawson and Frank Yeager. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Major Robert M. White (U.S. Air Force) delivers remarks upon receiving the 1961 Robert J. Collier Trophy; President John F. Kennedy presented the trophy to four X-15 pilots on behalf of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). Also pictured: trophy recipients, A. Scott Crossfield (North American Aviation) and Commander Forrest S. Petersen (U.S. Navy); General Omar Bradley; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; White House Secret Service agent, Frank Yeager. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the 1961 Robert J. Collier Trophy to four X-15 pilots, on behalf of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). Standing behind President Kennedy are the recipients (L-R): Major Robert M. White (U.S. Air Force), A. Scott Crossfield (North American Aviation), and Commander Forrest S. Petersen (U.S. Navy). Also pictured: Representative George P. Miller (California); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; General Omar Bradley; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Chairman of the Board of the National Aeronautic Association, Jacqueline Cochran; White House Secret Service agent, Frank Yeager. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the 1961 Robert J. Collier Trophy to four X-15 pilots, on behalf of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). Standing behind President Kennedy are the recipients (L-R): Major Robert M. White (U.S. Air Force), A. Scott Crossfield (North American Aviation), Joseph A. Walker (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), and Commander Forrest S. Petersen (U.S. Navy). Also pictured: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Representative George P. Miller (California); General Omar Bradley; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Chairman of the Board of the National Aeronautic Association, Jacqueline Cochran; White House Secret Service agent, Frank Yeager. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the 1961 Robert J. Collier Trophy to four X-15 pilots, on behalf of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). Standing behind President Kennedy are the recipients (L-R): Major Robert M. White (U.S. Air Force), A. Scott Crossfield (North American Aviation), Joseph A. Walker (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), and Commander Forrest S. Petersen (U.S. Navy). Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Representative George P. Miller (California); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; General Omar Bradley; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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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.