Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A13-12-62
Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (left, at microphone) addresses the crowd of assembled workers at Launch Complex 14, prior to the presentation ceremony of his National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal; President John F. Kennedy (holding a hard hat) stands at right. The pad and service tower from which Lieutenant Colonel Glenn was lifted into orbit is visible in the background. Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida.