Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A13-66-62
President John F. Kennedy (at bottom of airplane stairs) and members of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.'s family exit Air Force One upon their arrival at Palm Beach International Airport, West Palm Beach, Florida. Walking down the stairs behind President Kennedy are Annie Glenn, wife of Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (wearing red hat); Lyn Glenn, daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Glenn; and David Glenn, son of Lieutenant Colonel Glenn. White House Secret Service agent Charlie Kunkel (with hand on hip) stands left of stairs; others unidentified. The President escorted the Glenn family to Florida on the day before the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn at Cape Canaveral.