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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. Vice President of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation and General Manager of Projects Mercury and Gemini, Walter F. Burke (gesturing with hand), briefs President Kennedy; McDonnell engineer, Elbert Wiegand, sits in cockpit of the two-man spacecraft. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn and Roy Kellerman. The President visited the McDonnell plant as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations. Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport, St. Louis, Missouri.
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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. Vice President of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation and General Manager of Projects Mercury and Gemini, Walter F. Burke (gesturing with hand), briefs President Kennedy; McDonnell engineer, Elbert Wiegand, sits in cockpit of the two-man spacecraft. Also pictured: chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence of Great Britain, Sir Solly Zuckerman; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn and Roy Kellerman. The President visited the McDonnell plant as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations. Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport, St. Louis, Missouri.
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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. Left to right (in foreground): 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: Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Senator Edward V. Long (Missouri); Vice President and General Counsel of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, Thomas G. Rutledge; White House Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman. 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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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. Vice President of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation and General Manager of Projects Mercury and Gemini, Walter F. Burke (gesturing with hand), briefs President Kennedy; McDonnell engineer, Elbert Wiegand, sits in cockpit of the two-man spacecraft. Also pictured: 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; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Vice President and General Counsel of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, Thomas G. Rutledge; Associate Administrator of NASA, Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; White House Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman. 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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President John F. Kennedy tours the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation plant in St. Louis, Missouri. Standing with President Kennedy: Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, James S. McDonnell (center left); Vice President of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, Sanford N. McDonnell. Standing in back (at right): Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton. 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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President John F. Kennedy tours the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation plant in St. Louis, Missouri. Left to right (in foreground): Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, James S. McDonnell (gesturing with hand); President Kennedy; Vice President of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, Sanford N. McDonnell; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Representative George P. Miller (California). Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey, Win Lawson, and Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. 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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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. Left to right (in foreground): 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; 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: Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; White House Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman. 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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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) officials present President John F. Kennedy (left, in profile) with a model of the Mariner 2 spacecraft (on the President's desk); several unidentified photographers take photos at left. Facing President Kennedy, (L-R): unidentified (in back); Dr. William H. Pickering, Director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL); Dr. Homer E. Newell, Jr., Director of NASA's Office of Space Sciences (in back); Robert J. Parks, Planetary Programs Director for JPL; Oran W. Nicks, Director of NASA's Lunar and Planetary Programs (in back); Jack N. James, Project Manager of Mariner 2 for JPL (partially hidden); Dr. James E. Webb, Administrator of NASA; Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr., Associate Administrator of NASA; and an unidentified stenographer (seated). According to the President's schedule, also present at the meeting are: Fred D. Kochendorfer, NASA Mariner Program Chief; NASA officials Dr. George Simpson and Chris Clausen. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [See also MO 63.300a, “Model of Mariner II Spacecraft.”]
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President John F. Kennedy (right) visits with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) officials, who presented him with a model of the Mariner 2 spacecraft (on the President's desk). Left to right: Jack N. James, Project Manager of Mariner 2 for NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL); Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr., Associate Administrator of NASA; Robert J. Parks, Planetary Programs Director for JPL; unidentified stenographer (in back, seated); Dr. William H. Pickering, Director of JPL; Dr. James E. Webb, Administrator of NASA; and President Kennedy. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [See also MO 63.300a, “Model of Mariner II Spacecraft.”]
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) officials present President John F. Kennedy with a model of the Mariner 2 spacecraft. (L-R) Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr., Associate Administrator of NASA; Hugh L. Dryden, Deputy Administrator of NASA; Dr. William H. Pickering, Director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL); Jack N. James, Project Manager of Mariner 2 for JPL; Dr. James E. Webb, Administrator of NASA; Robert J. Parks, Planetary Programs Director for JPL; President Kennedy; Dr. Homer E. Newell, Jr., Director of NASA's Office of Space Sciences; Edgar M. Cortright, Deputy Director of NASA's Office of Space Sciences; two unidentified (one in back, partially hidden); and Oran W. Nicks, Director of NASA's Lunar and Planetary Programs. According to the President's schedule, also present at the meeting are: Fred D. Kochendorfer, NASA Mariner Program Chief; NASA officials Dr. George Simpson and Chris Clausen. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [See also MO 63.300a, “Model of Mariner II Spacecraft.”]
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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.
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President John F. Kennedy signs HR 6874, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) authorizations for fiscal year 1962. (L – R): Senator Warren G. Magnusson (Washington); unidentified man (hidden by Senator Magnuson); Congressman Joseph E. Karth (Minnesota); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); President Kennedy; Congressman Overton Brooks (Louisiana, partially hidden); Congressman Vincent L. Anfuso (New York); Senator Clinton P. Anderson (New Mexico); Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Senator Styles Bridges (New Hampshire, partially hidden by Congressman Albert); Congressman George P. Miller (California). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs HR 6874, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) authorizations for fiscal year 1962. (L – R): Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr., Associate Administrator of NASA; Congressman J. Edgar Chenoweth (Colorado); Congressman James G. Fulton (Pennsylvania, shaking hands with President Kennedy); Vice President Lyndon Johnson (at back); Senator Hubert Humphrey (Minnesota); Senator Warren G. Magnuson (Washington); President Kennedy; Congressman Joseph E. Karth (Minnesota); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Congressman Overton Brooks (Louisiana). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs HR 6874, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) authorizations for fiscal year 1962. Standing (L – R): Congressman James G. Fulton (Pennsylvania, mostly out of frame); Congressman J. Edgar Chenoweth (Colorado); Senator Hubert Humphrey (Minnesota); Senator Warren G. Magnuson (Washington); Vice President Lyndon Johnson (partially hidden); Congressman Joseph E. Karth (Minnesota); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Congressman Overton Brooks (Louisiana); Congressman Victor L. Anfuso (New York); Senator Clinton P. Anderson (New Mexico); Senator Styles Bridges (New Hampshire, partially hidden); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs HR 6874, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) authorizations for fiscal year 1962. Standing (L – R): Congressman J. Edgar Chenoweth (Colorado, partially out of frame); Senator Warren G. Magnuson (Washington); Senator Hubert Humphrey (Minnesota, mostly hidden behind Senator Magnuson); Vice President Lyndon Johnson (at back); Congressman Joseph E. Karth (Minnesota); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Congressman Overton Brooks (Louisiana); Congressman Victor L. Anfuso (New York); Senator Clinton P. Anderson (New Mexico); Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Senator Styles Bridges (New Hampshire, partially hidden behind Congressman Albert); Congressman George P. Miller (California, partially out of frame). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs HR 6874, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) authorizations for fiscal year 1962. (L – R): Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr., Associate Administrator of NASA; unidentified (mostly hidden); White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan (in back, partially hidden); Congressman James G. Fulton (Pennsylvania); Congressman J. Edgar Chenoweth (Colorado); Vice President Lyndon Johnson; Senator Warren G. Magnuson (Washington); Senator Hubert Humphrey (Minnesota); Congressman Joseph E. Karth (Minnesota); President Kennedy; Congressman Overton Brooks (Louisiana); Congressman Victor L. Anfuso (New York); Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Senator Clinton P. Anderson (New Mexico, partially hidden); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Senator Styles Bridges (New Hampshire, mostly hidden); Congressman George P. Miller (California); Congressman John W. McCormack (Massachusetts). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs HR 6874, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) authorizations for fiscal year 1962. Standing (L – R): Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr., Associate Administrator of NASA; unidentified (mostly hidden); White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan (in back); Congressman James G. Fulton (Pennsylvania); Congressman J. Edgar Chenoweth (Colorado); Vice President Lyndon Johnson; Senator Warren G. Magnuson (Washington); Senator Hubert Humphrey (Minnesota); Congressman Joseph E. Karth (Minnesota); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Congressman Overton Brooks (Louisiana); Congressman Victor L. Anfuso (New York); Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Senator Clinton P. Anderson (New Mexico); Senator Styles Bridges (New Hampshire); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Congressman George P. Miller (California); Congressman John W. McCormack (Massachusetts). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.