Astronauts: M. Scott Carpenter

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Title
Astronauts: M. Scott Carpenter
Collection
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
Finding Aid | Digitized Content
Digital Identifier
JFKPOF-095-021
Date(s) of Materials
24 May 1962-4 June 1963
Folder Description
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Project Mercury astronauts Commander M. Scott Carpenter and Colonel L. Gordon Cooper Jr. upon the successful completion of the Mercury-Atlas 7 and Mercury-Atlas 9 test flights. Materials in this folder include press releases of President Kennedy's remarks on the symbolic importance of Project Mercury, a press release and list of attendees for a medal ceremony in honor of the Project Mercury team, press releases of telephone conversations between President Kennedy, Commander Carpenter, and Colonel Cooper, a memorandum of suggested remarks for the speech concerning Colonel Cooper's mission with handwritten notations by the President, a memorandum concerning Commander Carpenter's medical condition upon landing, and photographs of Commander Cooper and his family with President Kennedy during a visit to the White House.
Extent / Physical Description
25 digital pages, including 3 photographs
Series
Series 08. Subjects.
Preferred Citation
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files. Subjects. Astronauts: M. Scott Carpenter
Subject(s)
Contributor(s)
Carpenter, M. Scott (Malcolm Scott), 1925-2013
Cooper, Gordon (Leroy Gordon), 1927-2004
Media Type
Use Restriction Note
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Copyright Notice
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