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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-09-12-C
ST13, KN22
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-09-11-D
ST13, KN22
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23638
President John F. Kennedy views a mock-up of the Gemini space capsule, during a tour of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation plant in St. Louis, Missouri. On platform, in foreground (L-R): McDonnell engineer, Elbert Wiegand (seated in cockpit of the two-man spacecraft); Vice President of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation and General Manager of Projects Mercury and Gemini, Walter F. Burke (back to camera); President Kennedy; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, James S. McDonnell; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb. Also pictured: Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Director of Manned Space Flight, D. Brainerd Holmes; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Senator Edward V. Long (Missouri); Vice President and General Counsel of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, Thomas G. Rutledge; Governor of Missouri, John M. Dalton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman, Toby Chandler, Charlie Kunkel, Win Lawson, Bill Duncan, and Joe Paolella. The President visited the McDonnell plant as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations. Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport, St. Louis, Missouri.
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JFKWHP-KN-C23637
President John F. Kennedy views a mock-up of the Gemini space capsule, during a tour of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation plant in St. Louis, Missouri. On platform, in foreground (L-R): McDonnell engineer, Elbert Wiegand (seated in cockpit of the two-man spacecraft); Vice President of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation and General Manager of Projects Mercury and Gemini, Walter F. Burke (speaking into microphone); President Kennedy; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, James S. McDonnell; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb. Also pictured: Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Director of Manned Space Flight, D. Brainerd Holmes; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner; Vice President and General Counsel of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, Thomas G. Rutledge; Governor of Missouri, John M. Dalton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman, Toby Chandler, Charlie Kunkel, Win Lawson, Bill Duncan, and Joe Paolella. The President visited the McDonnell plant as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations. Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport, St. Louis, Missouri.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23636
President John F. Kennedy views a mock-up of the Gemini space capsule, during a tour of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation plant in St. Louis, Missouri. On platform, in foreground (L-R): McDonnell engineer, Elbert Wiegand (seated in cockpit of the two-man spacecraft); Vice President of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation and General Manager of Projects Mercury and Gemini, Walter F. Burke (speaking into microphone); President Kennedy; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, James S. McDonnell; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb. Also pictured: Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Director of Manned Space Flight, D. Brainerd Holmes; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Governor of Missouri, John M. Dalton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Roy Kellerman, Charlie Kunkel, Bill Duncan, and Joe Paolella. The President visited the McDonnell plant as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations. Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport, St. Louis, Missouri.
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JFKWHP-KN-C23635
President John F. Kennedy views a mock-up of the Gemini space capsule, during a tour of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation plant in St. Louis, Missouri. On platform, in foreground (L-R): McDonnell engineer, Elbert Wiegand (seated in cockpit of the two-man spacecraft); Vice President of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation and General Manager of Projects Mercury and Gemini, Walter F. Burke (back to camera); President Kennedy; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, James S. McDonnell. Also pictured: Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence of Great Britain, Sir Solly Zuckerman; Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Director of Manned Space Flight, D. Brainerd Holmes; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Senator Edward V. Long (Missouri); Associate Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Vice President and General Counsel of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, Thomas G. Rutledge; Governor of Missouri, John M. Dalton; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Roy Kellerman, Toby Chandler, Charlie Kunkel, Bill Duncan, and Joe Paolella. The President visited the McDonnell plant as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations. Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport, St. Louis, Missouri.
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JFKWHP-KN-C23634
President John F. Kennedy views a mock-up of the Gemini space capsule, during a tour of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation plant in St. Louis, Missouri. On platform, in foreground (L-R): McDonnell engineer, Elbert Wiegand (seated in cockpit of the two-man spacecraft); Vice President of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation and General Manager of Projects Mercury and Gemini, Walter F. Burke (back to camera); President Kennedy; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, James S. McDonnell; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb. Also pictured: Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Director of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Dr. Wernher von Braun; Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth; Director of Manned Space Flight, D. Brainerd Holmes; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Senator Edward V. Long (Missouri); Vice President and General Counsel of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, Thomas G. Rutledge; Governor of Missouri, John M. Dalton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman, Frank Yeager, Charlie Kunkel, Bill Duncan, and Joe Paolella. The President visited the McDonnell plant as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations. Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport, St. Louis, Missouri.
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JFKWHP-KN-C23633
President John F. Kennedy views a mock-up of the Gemini space capsule, during a tour of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation plant in St. Louis, Missouri. On platform, in foreground (L-R): McDonnell engineer, Elbert Wiegand (seated in cockpit of the two-man spacecraft); Vice President of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation and General Manager of Projects Mercury and Gemini, Walter F. Burke (back to camera); President Kennedy; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, James S. McDonnell; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb. Also pictured: Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Director of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Dr. Wernher von Braun; Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth; Director of Manned Space Flight, D. Brainerd Holmes; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Senator Edward V. Long (Missouri); Vice President and General Counsel of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, Thomas G. Rutledge; Governor of Missouri, John M. Dalton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman, Frank Yeager, Charlie Kunkel, Bill Duncan, and Joe Paolella. The President visited the McDonnell plant as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations. Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport, St. Louis, Missouri.
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JFKWHP-ST-A16-35-62
President John F. Kennedy tours Mercury spacecraft systems and equipment inside Hangar S at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida; astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper (mostly hidden) and Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston, stand right of President Kennedy. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Associate Administrator of NASA, Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Saturn Project Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Rocco Petrone; Representative Albert Thomas (Texas); White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Dave Grant, Bill Duncan, and Roy Kellerman. Mercury spacecraft capsule #19 (partially out of frame) sits at far left in background. The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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JFKWHP-KN-23754
President John F. Kennedy confers with Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb, and others, during a tour of Mercury spacecraft systems and equipment inside Hangar S at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Standing in foreground (L-R): Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston (back to camera); President Kennedy; astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper (back to camera); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Administrator Webb; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Representative Albert Thomas (Texas). Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Associate Administrator of NASA, Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence of Great Britain, Sir Solly Zuckerman; Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; White House Secret Service agents, Bill Duncan and Roy Kellerman. Mercury spacecraft capsule #19 sits at left in background. The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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JFKWHP-KN-23753
President John F. Kennedy confers with Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston, and others, during a tour of Mercury spacecraft systems and equipment inside Hangar S at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Standing in foreground (L-R): Mr. Preston (back to camera); President Kennedy; astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper (back to camera); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Representative Albert Thomas (Texas). Also pictured: Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Associate Administrator of NASA, Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence of Great Britain, Sir Solly Zuckerman; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; White House Secret Service agents, Bill Duncan and Roy Kellerman. Mercury spacecraft capsule #19 sits at left in background. The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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JFKWHP-KN-23751
President John F. Kennedy tours Mercury spacecraft systems and equipment inside Hangar S at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida; Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston (back to camera), stands right of President Kennedy. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Dave Grant, Bill Duncan, and Roy Kellerman. Mercury spacecraft capsule #19 (partially out of frame) sits at far left in background. The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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JFKWHP-ST-387-1-62
President John F. Kennedy (left, on speakers' platform) delivers remarks to employees of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation plant in St. Louis, Missouri. Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb, and Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, James S. McDonnell, stand at far left behind platform. Those seated at right include: Associate Administrator of NASA, Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Senator Edward V. Long (Missouri); Governor of Missouri, John M. Dalton; Representative Albert Thomas (Texas); Representative George P. Miller (California); Director of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Dr. Wernher von Braun; Director of Manned Space Flight, D. Brainerd Holmes; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman, Dave Grant, Lubert “Bert” de Freese, and Bill Duncan. U.S. Navy Phantom II and U.S. Air Force FJ-420 jet fighter planes sit in background. President Kennedy visited the McDonnell plant as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations. Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport, St. Louis, Missouri.