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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy visit with five of the Mercury Seven astronauts and their wives in the Yellow Oval Room of the White House, Washington, D.C.; President Kennedy presented the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper earlier in the day. Clockwise from right: President Kennedy (in rocking chair), Commander Alan B. Shepard, Major Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, Rene Carpenter, Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton, Marjorie Slayton, Betty Grissom, Mrs. Kennedy, Jo Schirra, Commander Walter M. Schirra, Louise Shepard.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy visit with six of the Mercury Seven astronauts and their wives in the Yellow Oval Room of the White House, Washington, D.C.; President Kennedy presented the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper earlier in the day. Seated (L-R): Jo Schirra, Betty Grissom, Major Cooper. Standing (L-R): Commander Walter M. Schirra, Louise Shepard, President Kennedy, Mrs. Kennedy, Rene Carpenter, Commander Alan B. Shepard, Trudy Cooper, Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, Major Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Marjorie Slayton, Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton.
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President John F. Kennedy (right) shakes hands with astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper, after presenting Major Cooper with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). Also pictured: Senator Everett L. Dirksen (Illinois); Senator Margaret Chase Smith (Maine); Senator Leverett Saltonstall (Massachusetts); Hattie Cooper, mother of Major Cooper; Director of the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, Dr. Floyd L. Thompson; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Jewell D. Truscott and James J. Truscott, Major Cooper’s aunt and uncle; astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton; astronaut Major Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; astronaut Commander Walter Schirra; astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (center) delivers remarks prior to presenting the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper (left). Also pictured: Senator Everett L. Dirksen (Illinois); Senator Margaret Chase Smith (Maine); Director of the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, Dr. Floyd L. Thompson; Hattie Cooper, mother of Major Cooper; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Jewell D. Truscott and James J. Truscott, aunt and uncle of Major Cooper; astronaut Major Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom; astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; astronaut Commander Walter Schirra; astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter; Senator Clinton P. Anderson (New Mexico), chairman of the Senate Aeronautical and Space Sciences Committee; Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma). Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy stands with astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter and his family, during their visit to the White House following Lt. Cdr. Carpenter's Mercury-Atlas 7 orbital flight (also known as Aurora 7). Left to right: Rene Carpenter, President Kennedy, Kristen Elaine Carpenter, Lt. Cdr. Carpenter, Marc Scott Carpenter, Candace Noxon Carpenter, and Robyn Jay Carpenter. Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers, stands in background at right. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) visits with astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter and Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams, and their families. Seated on couch in foreground (R-L): Lt. Cdr. Carpenter, Candace Noxon Carpenter, Howard L. Williams, Kristen Elaine Carpenter (mostly hidden), and Rene Carpenter. Seated on couch, facing camera (R-L): Dr. Williams, Elizabeth Ann Williams (partially hidden), Helen Manning Williams, Robyn Jay Carpenter, and Marc Scott Carpenter. Charles M. Williams sits behind President Kennedy. Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (back to camera), and an unidentified person stand in background at right. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy visits with astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter and Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams, and their families, regarding Lt. Cdr. Carpenter's Mercury-Atlas 7 orbital flight (also known as Aurora 7). Left to right: three unidentified persons (including a photographer and two reporters), Robyn Jay Carpenter, Marc Scott Carpenter, Rene Carpenter, Lt. Cdr. Carpenter, President Kennedy, Candace Noxon Carpenter and Kristen Elaine Carpenter (both in front), Dr. Williams, Elizabeth Ann Williams (in front), Helen Manning Williams, and Howard L. Williams. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy stands with astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (center right), during Lt. Cdr. Carpenter's visit to the White House following his Mercury-Atlas 7 orbital flight (also known as Aurora 7). Also pictured: Newsreel photographer for United Press Movietone, Thomas J. Craven, Sr., and White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan; all others are unidentified. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (center left), during Lt. Cdr. Carpenter's visit to the White House following his Mercury-Atlas 7 orbital flight (also known as Aurora 7). Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams (left), and Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr., look on. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (right), visits with astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (center) and Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams, regarding Lt. Cdr. Carpenter's Mercury-Atlas 7 orbital flight (also known as Aurora 7). Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (right), visits with astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter and Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams (left), regarding Lt. Cdr. Carpenter's Mercury-Atlas 7 orbital flight (also known as Aurora 7). Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy stands with astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter and his family, during their visit to the White House following Lt. Cdr. Carpenter's Mercury-Atlas 7 orbital flight (also known as Aurora 7). Left to right: Rene Carpenter, President Kennedy, Kristen Elaine Carpenter, Lt. Cdr. Carpenter, Marc Scott Carpenter, Candace Noxon Carpenter, and Robyn Jay Carpenter. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy visits with astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter and his family, regarding Lt. Cdr. Carpenter's Mercury-Atlas 7 orbital flight (also known as Aurora 7). Left to right: Rene Carpenter, President Kennedy, Kristen Elaine Carpenter, Lt. Cdr. Carpenter, Marc Scott Carpenter, Candace Noxon Carpenter, and Robyn Jay Carpenter. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy visits with astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter and Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams, and their families, regarding Lt. Cdr. Carpenter's Mercury-Atlas 7 orbital flight (also known as Aurora 7). Left to right: Robyn Jay Carpenter, Marc Scott Carpenter, Rene Carpenter, President Kennedy, Lt. Cdr. Carpenter, Candace Noxon Carpenter and Kristen Elaine Carpenter (both in front), Dr. Williams, and Elizabeth Ann Williams (partially hidden on edge of frame). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (at microphones) delivers remarks regarding his Mercury-Atlas 7 orbital flight (also known as Aurora 7), during a visit to the White House. President John F. Kennedy looks on from right. Also pictured: Lt. Cdr. Carpenter's wife, Rene; their children, Robyn Jay, Marc Scott, Candace Noxon, and Kristen Elaine; and Elizabeth Ann Williams (daughter of Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams). An unidentified photographer and an unidentified reporter stand at left. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C. [Spots on image are original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) visits with astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter and Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams, and their families. Seated on couch in foreground (R-L): Lt. Cdr. Carpenter, Candace Noxon Carpenter (hidden), Howard L. Williams, Kristen Elaine Carpenter (hidden), and Rene Carpenter. Seated on couch, facing camera (R-L): Dr. Williams, Elizabeth Ann Williams, Helen Manning Williams, Robyn Jay Carpenter, and Marc Scott Carpenter (mostly hidden). Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr., stands in background at right. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) visits with astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter and Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams, and their families. Seated on couch in foreground (R-L): Lt. Cdr. Carpenter, Candace Noxon Carpenter (hidden), Howard L. Williams, Kristen Elaine Carpenter (hidden), and Rene Carpenter. Seated on couch, facing camera (R-L): Dr. Williams, Elizabeth Ann Williams, Helen Manning Williams, Robyn Jay Carpenter, and Marc Scott Carpenter (partially hidden). Senior photographer for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), William P. Taub, and Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr., stand in background. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair, with back to camera) visits with astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter and Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams, and their families. Seated on couch at left (L-R): Lt. Cdr. Carpenter, Candace Noxon Carpenter, Howard L. Williams (mostly hidden), Rene Carpenter, and Kristen Elaine Carpenter. Seated on couch at right (R-L): Dr. Williams, Elizabeth Ann Williams, Helen Manning Williams, and Robyn Jay Carpenter (mostly hidden). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (right, mostly hidden behind astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.) views space flight equipment during a tour of spacecraft displays inside a hangar at the Rich Building of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas; Lieutenant Colonel Glenn briefs President Kennedy. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson stands in center with Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth, and Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb. Also pictured: chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence of Great Britain, Sir Solly Zuckerman; astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter; Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman and Charlie Kunkel. The President visited the Center as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy stands with astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter and his family, during their visit to the White House following Lt. Cdr. Carpenter's Mercury-Atlas 7 orbital flight (also known as Aurora 7). Left to right: Rene Carpenter, President Kennedy, Kristen Elaine Carpenter, Lt. Cdr. Carpenter, Marc Scott Carpenter, Candace Noxon Carpenter, and Robyn Jay Carpenter. Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers, stands in background at right. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) visits with astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter and Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams, and their families. Seated on couch in foreground (R-L): Lt. Cdr. Carpenter, Candace Noxon Carpenter, Howard L. Williams, Kristen Elaine Carpenter (mostly hidden), and Rene Carpenter. Seated on couch, facing camera (R-L): Dr. Williams, Elizabeth Ann Williams, Helen Manning Williams, Robyn Jay Carpenter, and Marc Scott Carpenter. Charles M. Williams sits behind President Kennedy. Also pictured: Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers, and Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (at microphones) delivers remarks regarding his Mercury-Atlas 7 orbital flight (also known as Aurora 7), during a visit to the White House. Left to right: Robyn Jay Carpenter; Marc Scott Carpenter; Rene Carpenter; Lt. Cdr. Carpenter; Candace Noxon Carpenter and Kristen Elaine Carpenter (both in front); President John F. Kennedy; Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams; Elizabeth Ann Williams (in front); and Helen Manning Williams. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy visits with astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter and Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams, and their families, regarding Lt. Cdr. Carpenter's Mercury-Atlas 7 orbital flight (also known as Aurora 7). Left to right: Robyn Jay Carpenter, Marc Scott Carpenter, Rene Carpenter, Lt. Cdr. Carpenter, Candace Noxon Carpenter and Kristen Elaine Carpenter (both in front), President Kennedy, Dr. Williams, Elizabeth Ann Williams (in front), and Helen Manning Williams. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks during a visit of astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter and Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams, and their families, regarding Lt. Cdr. Carpenter's Mercury-Atlas 7 orbital flight (also known as Aurora 7). Left to right: Robyn Jay Carpenter, Marc Scott Carpenter, Rene Carpenter, President Kennedy, Candace Noxon Carpenter and Kristen Elaine Carpenter (both in front), Lt. Cdr. Carpenter, Dr. Williams, Elizabeth Ann Williams (in front), Helen Manning Williams, Howard L. Williams, and Charles M. Williams. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.