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About Sound Recording
Title
Remarks Upon Presenting the Collier Trophy to the First U.S. Astronauts, 10 October 1963
Digital Identifier
JFKWHA-230-003
Date(s) of Materials
10 October 1963
Description
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House Rose Garden at the presentation of the Robert J. Collier Trophy for 1962 to the original team of United States Astronauts: Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, Major L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., Major Virgil I. Grissom, Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and Major Donald K. Slayton. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the international significance of Project Mercury.
Copyright Status
Public Domain
Extent / Physical Description
1 audio tape/reel (3 minutes, 31 seconds)
Collection
Series
Series 1. White House Audio Recordings, 1961-1963.
Preferred Citation
White House Audio Collection. Remarks Upon Presenting the Collier Trophy to the First U.S. Astronauts, 10 October 1963
Subject(s)
Organization(s)
Contributor(s)
Archival Creator(s)
Department of Defense. Defense Communications Agency. White House Communications Agency. (1962 - 06/25/1991)
Media Type
Associated Record(s)
- Remarks on presenting Collier Trophy to first U.S. astronauts, 10 October 1963
- Presentation of the 1962 Collier Trophy to astronauts Lt. Cdr. M. Scott Carpenter, US Navy (USN); Major L. Gordon Cooper, US Air Force (USAF); Lt. Col. John H. Glenn, Jr., US Marine Corps (USMC); Major Virgil I. Grissom, USAF; Cdr. Walter M. Schirra, Jr., USN; Cdr. Alan B Shepard, Jr., USN; and Major Donald K. Slayton, USAF, 11:30AM
- President Kennedy Presents Collier Trophy to Astronauts at White House, Washington, D.C., 10 October 1963
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Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction.
One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excesses of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law. The copyright law extends its protection to unpublished works from the moment of creation in a tangible form.
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