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Presentation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. On platform, L-R: Louise Brewer Shepard (wife of Commander Shepard); Commander Shepard; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President John F. Kennedy; astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.; astronaut Captain Gordon Cooper, Jr.; Administrator of NASA, James E. Webb; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter. Standing on colonnade at right, L-R: Postmaster General, J. Edward Day; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon (behind); Under Secretary of State, Chester B. Bowles; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff. Reporters and photographers unidentified. Rose Garden, 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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En route to presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. L-R: Press Secretary Pierre Salinger; Commander Alan Shepard; unidentified photographer (behind); White House Secret Service Agent, Gerald “Jerry” Behn (partially hidden); Louise Brewer Shepard; Chief of Secret Service, U. E. Baughman (in back); First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Naval Aide to the President, Commander Tazewell Shepard (in back); President John F. Kennedy; Air Force Aide to the President, General Godfrey T. McHugh (in back); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; White House Secret Service Agent, Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey. In front of South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17754
Astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and his wife, Louise Brewer Shepard, arrive for presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Commander Shepard. L-R: Commander Shepard; Mrs. Shepard; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Naval Aide to the President, Commander Tazewell Shepard (in back); President John F. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; White House Secret Service Agent, Gerald “Jerry” Behn (partially hidden). South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17753
Astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and his wife, Louise Brewer Shepard, arrive for presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Commander Shepard. L-R: Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger (in back); Commander Shepard; Mrs. Shepard; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Naval Aide to the President, Commander Tazewell Shepard (in back); President John F. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17752
Astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and his wife, Louise Brewer Shepard, arrive for presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Commander Shepard. L-R: Commander Shepard; Mrs. Shepard; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President John F. Kennedy; Naval Aide to the President, Commander Tazewell Shepard (in back); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; White House Secret Service Agent, Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey (far right). South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17751
Astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and his wife, Louise Brewer Shepard, arrive for presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Commander Shepard. L-R: Commander Shepard; Mrs. Shepard; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Naval Aide to the President, Commander Tazewell Shepard (in back); President John F. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17750
Astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and his wife, Louise Brewer Shepard, arrive for presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Commander Shepard. L-R: Commander Shepard; Mrs. Shepard; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President John F. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Arrival of guests for presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. L-R: Public Affairs Officer for NASA, Lieutenant Colonel John A. Powers; Associate Press Secretary, Andrew Hatcher (farther back, walking away); astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, President John F. Kennedy, and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, greeting astronaut Commander Shepard and his wife, Louise Brewer Shepard (both with backs to camera); White House Secret Service Agents, Gerald “Jerry” Behn and Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey (standing back, at right); several unidentified photographers. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-116-9-61
President John F. Kennedy and others watch television coverage of the lift-off of astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. aboard "Freedom 7," on the first US manned sub-orbital flight. L-R: Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; Special Assistant to the President for National Security McGeorge Bundy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Special Assistant to the President Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.; Chief of Staff of the United States Navy Admiral Arleigh Burke; President Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Office of the President’s Secretary, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-116-8-61
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy watch television coverage of the lift-off of astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. aboard "Freedom 7," on the first US manned sub-orbital flight. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Special Assistant to the President, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. (partially hidden behind Johnson), stand at left. Office of the President’s Secretary (Evelyn Lincoln), White House, Washington, D.C.