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President John F. Kennedy and others watch television coverage of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.'s lift-off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard Mercury-Atlas 6 (also known as Friendship 7) on the first U.S. manned orbital flight. (L-R) Congressman Hale Boggs of Louisiana, Speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack (mostly hidden, with his hand on Congressman Albert's shoulder), Congressman Carl Albert of Oklahoma, Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, President Kennedy, and Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana (at far right). Family Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with astronaut Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. Standing in background: Public Affairs Officer for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Lieutenant Colonel John A. Powers; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard (in doorway). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with astronaut Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. Public Affairs Officer for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Lieutenant Colonel John A. Powers, stands at left. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy receives a gift of an American flag from astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (right); Lt. Col. Glenn carried the flag in his space suit during his orbital flight aboard Mercury-Atlas 6, also known as Friendship 7. Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O'Donnell, stands partially out of frame in the background. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy receives a gift of an American flag from astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (right); Lt. Col. Glenn carried the flag in his space suit during his orbital flight aboard Mercury-Atlas 6, also known as Friendship 7. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson greet astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and his wife, Louise Brewer Shepard, as they arrive for the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Commander Shepard. Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. stands at far left; Press Secretary Pierre Salinger stands in back, left of the First Lady; White House Secret Service Agent, Gerald “Jerry” Behn, stands in back at right. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Engineer Commissioner of the District of Columbia Brigadier General Frederick J. Clarke (third from right) presents astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (second from right) with a key to the city during a reception honoring Lieutenant Colonel Glenn. Looking on (L-R): President John F. Kennedy's niece Maria Shriver (in profile), President Kennedy, and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (partially hidden at edge of image, holding hat). North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Drawing the route of his orbital flight, Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (right) signs the American Geographical Society's (AGS) Fliers' and Explorers' Globe in the Oval Office of the White House at a reception in his honor. President John F. Kennedy (far left), Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (in back), AGS Director Charles B. Hitchcock (in profile, wearing glasses), White House butler John W. Ficklin (behind Mr. Hitchcock), and several children, including President Kennedy's nephew Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (in foreground, first from left), look on from left. Washington, D.C.
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The American Geographical Society's Fliers' and Explorers' Globe, showing signatures and routes of famous explorers, including astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (his signature is visible at center of globe). Lieutenant Colonel Glenn signed the globe earlier in the day at a White House reception in his honor. Washington, D.C.
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Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (back to camera) greets Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy (left) and his son (shaking hands with Lieutenant Colonel Glenn), after arriving at the White House for a reception in his honor. President John F. Kennedy (far right, facing away) looks on; the Grand Staircase is visible in the background at left. Entrance Hall, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (center), astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., (second from right), and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (far right) walk through the Entrance Hall of the White House during a reception honoring Lieutenant Colonel Glenn. Also pictured: Congressman Paul G. Rogers of Florida (left of Glenn) and White House Secret Service agent, Dick Johnsen (back left); all others unidentified. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (right, gesturing toward unidentified U.S. Army Sergeant, 1st class) and astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (partially hidden on right edge of image) greet unidentified guests at a reception honoring Lieutenant Colonel Glenn. North Portico Entrance, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) presents the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (right of lectern, in profile) at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. Standing on the platform, first row (L-R): astronaut Captain Virgil “Gus” Grissom, astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Congressman George P. Miller of California (leaning over), Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth (partially hidden behind President Kennedy), Administrator of NASA James E. Webb (hidden behind Lieutenant Colonel Glenn), Glenn's wife Annie Glenn, Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis, Governor Farris Bryant of Florida, and Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh. Second row, beginning at right of lectern (L-R): Congressman Albert Thomas of Texas (mostly hidden behind Dr. Gilruth), Senator George Smathers of Florida (mostly hidden), astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn, his son David Glenn, astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (mostly hidden behind Mrs. Glenn), and astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton (mostly hidden behind Major General Davis).
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President John F. Kennedy speaks from a lectern at the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. Standing on the platform, front row (L-R): astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., astronaut Captain Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Congressman George P. Miller (California), Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth, Administrator of NASA James E. Webb, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, his wife Annie Glenn, Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis, Governor Farris Bryant of Florida, and unidentified. Second row, beginning at right of lectern (L-R): Senator George Smathers of Florida (partially hidden behind Administrator Webb), astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Glenn's son David Glenn, astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (partially hidden), and astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton (partially hidden). An unidentified man stands in the foreground at right, in front of the space capsule Friendship 7.
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President John F. Kennedy (center, in profile) 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. Lieutenant Colonel Glenn stands to the right of President Kennedy; all others unidentified. Brevard County, Florida.
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President John F. Kennedy (right) 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. (L-R) Dr. Stanley C. White, Chief of Life Systems Division, NASA Manned Spacecraft Center; unidentified; Christopher C. Kraft, Jr., Project Mercury Flight Director; Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (mostly hidden behind Mr. Kraft); and President Kennedy. Brevard County, Florida.
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President John F. Kennedy (left) 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, Project Mercury Flight Director Christopher C. Kraft, Jr. (mostly hidden behind astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr.), and Commander Shepard (facing away). Brevard County, Florida.
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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. (L-R) Dr. Stanley C. White, Chief of Life Systems Division, NASA Manned Spacecraft Center; unidentified; Christopher C. Kraft, Jr., Project Mercury Flight Director; Lieutenant Colonel Glenn; and President Kennedy. Brevard County, Florida.
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Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (right of lectern) stands with his wife, Annie Glenn, daughter, Lyn Glenn, and son, David Glenn, upon receiving the NASA Distinguished Service Medal from President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. Looking on (L-R): Astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., astronaut Captain Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Congressman George P. Miller of California (partially hidden), Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth (mostly hidden, left of Lieutenant Colonel Glenn), Administrator of NASA James E. Webb (mostly hidden, left of Mrs. Glenn), unidentified (in back, partially hidden), Senator Warren G. Magnuson (Washington), Congressman Harold C. Ostertag (New York), and astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (wearing sunglasses).
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Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (left) explains the details of the space capsule Friendship 7 to President John F. Kennedy (at right, facing away) following the presentation ceremony of his National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal at Hangar 'S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. The Friendship 7 carried Lieutenant Colonel Glenn in orbit around the earth three times. Those looking on include: Glenn's son David Glenn (over Glenn's shoulder), President Kennedy's brother-in-law Prince Stanislaus Radziwill of Poland (partially hidden behind David Glenn), Glenn's wife Annie Glenn (left of President Kennedy), and Senator George Smathers of Florida (in back at right, facing away).
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Annie Glenn, wife of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (center), steps up to view the interior of the space capsule Friendship 7 following the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (in profile, behind Mrs. Glenn) at Hangar 'S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. The Friendship 7 carried Lieutenant Colonel Glenn in orbit around the earth three times. President John F. Kennedy (back to camera) and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (directly in front of President Kennedy) look on from right. Others looking on include (L-R): Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (back left, in profile), Congressman Harold C. Ostertag of New York (in profile, right of Senator Magnuson), Senator Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma (directly behind Glenn), President Kennedy's brother-in-law Prince Stanislaus Radziwill of Poland (partially hidden, right of Senator Kerr), Congressman Dante B. Fascell of Florida (facing the camera, right of Glenn), Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (in profile, right of Mrs. Glenn), Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth (mostly hidden, behind Lyn Glenn), Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (in profile, behind Dr. Gilruth), Congressman A. Sydney Herlong, Jr. of Florida (behind and to the left of Vice President Johnson), and Senator George Smathers of Florida (behind and to the right of the Vice President).
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Annie Glenn, wife of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., looks inside the space capsule Friendship 7 following the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn at Hangar 'S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. The Friendship 7 carried Lieutenant Colonel Glenn in orbit around the earth three times. Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (facing away and shaking hands with Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth) stands at far right; astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton (in profile) stands on the platform above, left of the capsule. Those looking on include: Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (in back, left of Mrs. Glenn), Congressman Edward P. Boland of Massachusetts (partially hidden, right of Senator Magnuson), Congressman Harold C. Ostertag of New York (right of Congressman Boland, facing camera), Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (in profile, right of Mrs. Glenn), his son David Glenn (partially hidden behind Lyn Glenn), Senator Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma (directly behind David Glenn), and Congressman A. Sydney Herlong, Jr. of Florida (far right, behind Dr. Gilruth).
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Annie Glenn, wife of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., looks inside the space capsule Friendship 7 following the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (in profile, fourth from right) at Hangar 'S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. The Friendship 7 carried Lieutenant Colonel Glenn in orbit around the earth three times. Those looking on include: Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (in back, left of Mrs. Glenn), Congressman Edward P. Boland of Massachusetts (partially hidden behind Senator Magnuson), Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (in profile, right of Mrs. Glenn), Senator Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma (directly behind Glenn), Congressman Dante B. Fascell of Florida (in front, second from right), and Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth (in front, at far right); astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton (back to camera) stands on the platform above, left of the capsule.
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Annie Glenn, wife of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., looks inside the space capsule Friendship 7 following the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn at Hangar 'S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. The Friendship 7 carried Lieutenant Colonel Glenn in orbit around the earth three times. President John F. Kennedy (third from right, with back to camera) stands at far right with Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (in profile), Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth, and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (partially hidden). Others pictured include: astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton (standing on platform above, left of capsule), Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (in back, left of Mrs. Glenn), Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (partially hidden behind Mrs. Glenn), his son David Glenn (left of Glenn), Senator Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma (directly behind David Glenn), and Senator George Smathers of Florida (on far right edge of image).
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President John F. Kennedy (right) walks with astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (left) and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (center) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station upon his arrival for the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn. Walking behind are White House Secret Service Agent Floyd Boring (left of Glenn) and Congressman Paul G. Rogers of Florida (mostly hidden, left of Vice President Johnson); unidentified photographer takes a photograph at far right. Brevard County, Florida.