Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-253-6-62
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.