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Digital Identifier:
JFKWHF-WHN15
Title:
President Kennedy Awards the NASA Distinguished Service Medal to Major Gordon Cooper, 21 May 1963
Date(s) of Materials:
21 May 1963
21 May 1963
Description:
Motion picture of President John F. Kennedy presenting the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Major L. Gordon Cooper after his historic space flight. NASA Administrator James E. Webb and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson make presentations to individuals who contributed to the space flight. Ceremonies were held in the Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
Produced by: Naval Photographic Center, 1211-32.
Photographed by: Thomas M. Atkins, Robert L. Knudsen.
Produced by: Naval Photographic Center, 1211-32.
Photographed by: Thomas M. Atkins, Robert L. Knudsen.
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Physical Description:
1 film reel (color; sound; 16 mm; 516 feet; 15 minutes)
Contributor(s):
Atkins, Thomas M. (Thomas Maurer), 1934-2011
Knudsen, Robert L. (Robert LeRoy), 1929-1989
United States. Department of Defense. Department of the Navy. Naval Photographic Center. (09/18/1947 - ?)
Atkins, Thomas M. (Thomas Maurer), 1934-2011
Knudsen, Robert L. (Robert LeRoy), 1929-1989
United States. Department of Defense. Department of the Navy. Naval Photographic Center. (09/18/1947 - ?)
Person(s):
Cooper, Gordon (Leroy Gordon), 1927-2004
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Webb, James E. (James Edwin), 1906-1992
Cooper, Gordon (Leroy Gordon), 1927-2004
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Webb, James E. (James Edwin), 1906-1992
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Remarks Upon Presenting the NASA Distinguished Service Medal to Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper, 21 May 1963
Presentation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper, 12:15PM
Remarks Upon Presenting the NASA Distinguished Service Medal to Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper, 21 May 1963
Presentation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper, 12:15PM
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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.
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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.