Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A13-58-62
President John F. Kennedy visits the Mercury Control Center at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, prior to the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. In the foreground (L-R): President Kennedy, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and Project Mercury Flight Director Christopher C. Kraft, Jr. (hidden behind Commander Shepard). Brevard County, Florida.