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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20728
President John F. Kennedy views “Pioneer 5” probing satellite during a tour of space craft displays inside a hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Left to right: Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown (wearing glasses); Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; President Kennedy; Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power.