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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 of Inaugural Medal to President John F. Kennedy in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) President Kennedy; co-chairman of the Inaugural Parade Committee Bruce Sundlun; and chairman of the Inaugural Committee Edward Foley.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the Medal of Freedom to Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Paul-Henri Spaak, Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. President Kennedy and Secretary General Spaak listen as State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke reads from a piece of paper. (L-R) Looking on: Military Aide to the President Chester V. Clifton; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Paul Nitze.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the Medal of Freedom to Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Paul-Henri Spaak, Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. President Kennedy and observers applaud after the President awards the medal to Secretary General Spaak. (L-R) Looking on: Military Aide to the President Chester V. Clifton (mostly hidden); Secretary of State Dean Rusk; United States Ambassador to NATO Warren Randolph Burgess; Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Paul Nitze.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the Medal of Freedom to Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Paul-Henri Spaak, Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. President Kennedy pins the medal to Secretary General Spaak’s jacket. (L-R) Looking on: Military Aide to the President Chester V. Clifton (mostly hidden); Secretary of State Dean Rusk; United States Ambassador to NATO Warren Randolph Burgess; Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Paul Nitze.
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President John F. Kennedy receives the Bernard M. Baruch Gold Medal from the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Former National Commander-in-chief of the VFW John W. Mahan; President Kennedy; National Commander-in-chief of the VFW Ted C. Connell.
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Representatives from the National Recreation Association present an award to President John F. Kennedy. President Kennedy (center); others unidentified. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Representatives from the National Recreation Association present an award to President John F. Kennedy. President Kennedy (center); others unidentified. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Representatives from the National Recreation Association present an award to President John F. Kennedy. President Kennedy (center); others unidentified. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Representatives from the National Recreation Association present an award to President John F. Kennedy. President Kennedy (second from left); others unidentified. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Representatives from the National Recreation Association present an award to President John F. Kennedy. President Kennedy (second from left); others unidentified. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Dr. Lewis Webster Jones, President of the National Conference of Christians and Jews (NCCJ) presents the 1962 Brotherhood Award to President John F. Kennedy in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Special Assistant to the President Brooks Hays (mostly hidden); Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall, Brotherhood Week National Chairman; Dr. Jones; Lewis L. Strauss, National Co-Chairman of the NCCJ; John B. Duncan, District of Columbia Commissioner and member of the Steering Committee of the NCCJ; President Kennedy; and two unidentified. According to the President's schedule, also present at the ceremony are: James E. Allen, Co-Chairman of the NCCJ Washington Region; Al Philip Kane, Co-Chairman of the NCCJ Washington Region; Arthur G. Newmyer, Jr., Co-Chairman of the NCCJ Washington Region; Dr. Leonard P. Aries, Vice President of the NCCJ Southeastern Region; Russell L. Bradley, Executive Director of the NCCJ; and Edward H. Foley, Chairman of the Brotherhood Dinner.
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President John F. Kennedy hands an item to Major General Melvin J. Maas, Chairman of the President’s Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped (PCEPH), during the presentation of the Committee's Distinguished Service Award. Award recipient LeRoy Collins, President of the National Association of Broadcasters (center), looks on. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and Major General Melvin J. Maas, Chairman of the President’s Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped (PCEPH), laugh with award recipient LeRoy Collins, President of the National Association of Broadcasters (center), during the presentation of the Committee's Distinguished Service Award. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Major General Melvin J. Maas, Chairman of the President’s Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped (PCEPH), delivers remarks from microphones at the presentation of the Committee's Distinguished Service Award. (L-R) Major General Maas; award recipient LeRoy Collins, President of the National Association of Broadcasters; and President John F. Kennedy. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks from microphones at the presentation of the President’s Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped (PCEPH) Distinguished Service Award. (L-R) Major General Melvin J. Maas, Chairman of the PCEPH; award recipient LeRoy Collins, President of the National Association of Broadcasters; and President Kennedy. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks from microphones at the presentation of the President’s Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped (PCEPH) Distinguished Service Award. (L-R) Major General Melvin J. Maas, Chairman of the PCEPH; award recipient LeRoy Collins, President of the National Association of Broadcasters; and President Kennedy. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Accepting the President's Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped (PCEPH) Distinguished Service Award, LeRoy Collins, President of the National Association of Broadcasters (center), shakes hands with Committee Chairman Major General Melvin J. Maas. President John F. Kennedy looks on from right. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy pins the National Security Medal on the lapel of Allen W. Dulles, retiring director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup is in the background (wearing glasses; to the right of Mr. Dulles). CIA headquarters, Langley, Virginia.
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Allen W. Dulles (standing at the lectern), retiring director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), delivers remarks upon receiving the National Security Medal. Seated in the first row (L-R): John A. McCone, Director of the CIA (partially hidden by Mr. Dulles); President John F. Kennedy; and General C.P. Cabell, Deputy Director of the CIA. Seated in the back row (L-R): Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton, Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, and Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard. CIA headquarters, Langley, Virginia.
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Allen W. Dulles (standing at the lectern), retiring director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), delivers remarks upon receiving the National Security Medal. Seated in the first row (L-R): John A. McCone, Director of the CIA (partially hidden by Mr. Dulles); President John F. Kennedy; and General C.P. Cabell, Deputy Director of the CIA. Seated in the back row (L-R): Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton, Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, and Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard. CIA headquarters, Langley, Virginia.