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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy (right) exits the White House with astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper (center), after President Kennedy presented Major Cooper with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). Also pictured: White House Photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton (left of doorway, holding up camera); White House Secret Service agent, Paul A. Burns (behind Captain Stoughton). Unidentified members of the press observe. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.