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United States Government Agencies Collection
USG-03-21
Silent motion picture covering the presentation ceremony of the 1962 Robert J. Collier Trophy on October 10, 1963, in the Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. President John F. Kennedy participates in the ceremony honoring the original team of United States astronauts for pioneering manned space flight in Project Mercury. Astronauts receiving the award are Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr.; Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr.; Major L. Gordon Cooper, Jr.; Major Donald K. Slayton; Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.; Major Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom; Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter. The following are shown delivering remarks (footage is silent) President of the National Aeronautic Association, Martin M. Decker; President Kennedy; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; and Major Slayton. Among others shown: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency, Najeeb Halaby; Cdr. Schirra's wife, Jo Schirra; Maj. Slayton's wife, Marjorie Slayton; Lt. Col. Glenn's wife, Annie Glenn; Maj. Grissom's mother, Cecile Grissom; Cdr. Shepard's wife, Louise Shepard; Maj. Grissom's father, Dennis Grissom; Maj. Grissom's wife, Betty Grissom; Senator Clinton P. Anderson of New Mexico; Lt. Cdr. Carpenter's wife, Rene Carpenter; Maj. Cooper's wife, Trudy Cooper. Materials in this series were created, commissioned, or collected by the United States Air Force.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-075-004
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the ceremonies presenting Dr. Robert R. Gilruth and Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal held at Hangar “S” in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-075-002
Sound recording of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr aboard the USS Noa. In his remarks President Kennedy congratulates Colonel Glenn on the successful completion of the Mercury-Atlas 6 test flight (also known as Friendship 7), during which he became the fifth person in space and the first American to orbit the Earth.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-075-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks on the South Lawn of the White House following the successful completion of the Mercury-Atlas 6 test flight (also known as Friendship 7), during which Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. became the fifth person in space and the first American to orbit the Earth. In his speech President Kennedy asserts American superiority in the Space Race, and congratulates Colonel Glenn and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on their efforts.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-10-10-B
ST31
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-06-27-E
KN18
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-05-03-A
AR20, ST10, KN16
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-09-12-B
ST13, KN22
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-02-26-A
AR17, ST08, KN12
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-02-23-B
ST08, KN12
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-02-20-E
KN12
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-02-20-D
AR16, ST08, KN12
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-02-20-A
ST08, KN12
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-02-05-A
ST08, KN12
Collection
JLPPC
Photographs, February 1962, original Mercury astronauts in Florida to attend the John Glenn NASA Distinguished Service Medal ceremony.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-030-001
This folder contains items collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the astronaut Colonel John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth. Materials consist of a copy of the official press release of President Kennedy's telephone conversation with Colonel Glenn following Glenn's successful orbiting of the Earth in the Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7, and a copy of voice procedures for President Kennedy to use during the call.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-096-003
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.'s successful completion of the Mercury-Atlas 6 test flight, also known as the Friendship 7. Materials in this folder include a letter from John Herschel and Clara Sproat Glenn and congratulatory correspondence between President Kennedy and foreign heads of state, including French President General Charles de Gaulle, King Hassan II of Morocco, and President Ahmed Sekou Toure of Guinea. This folder contains some foreign language material.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-096-002
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.'s successful completion of the Mercury-Atlas 6 test flight, also known as the Friendship 7. Materials in this folder include congratulatory correspondence between President Kennedy and foreign heads of state, including Prince Sihanouk of Cambodia, President Chiang-Kai-shek of the Republic of China, and Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of Egypt and the United Arab Republic. This folder contains some foreign language material.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-096-001
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.'s successful completion of the Mercury-Atlas 6 test flight, also known as the Friendship 7. Materials in this folder include congratulatory correspondence between President Kennedy and foreign heads of state, including King Baudouin I of Belgium, King Saud of Saudi Arabia, and Adolfo Lopez Mateos, President of Mexico. This folder contains some foreign language material.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-095-024
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.'s successful completion of the Mercury-Atlas 6 test flight, also known as the Friendship 7. Materials in this folder include congratulatory correspondence between President Kennedy and foreign heads of state, including Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, President Eamonn de Valera of Ireland, and Francisco Franco Bahamonde, Chief of the Spanish State. This folder contains some foreign language material.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-095-023
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.'s successful completion of the Mercury-Atlas 6 test flight, also known as Friendship 7. Materials in this folder include a press release of President Kennedy conferring the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal on Dr. Robert R. Gilruth and Colonel Glenn, a photograph of the President inspecting the interior of the Friendship 7 capsule with Colonel Glenn at Cape Canaveral, Florida, and congratulatory correspondence between President Kennedy and foreign heads of state, including Queen Elizabeth II of England, Chancellor Konrad Adenauer of the Federal Republic of Germany, and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India. This folder contains some foreign language material.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0655-007
This folder contains correspondence between members of President John F. Kennedy's staff and the public concerning Project Mercury astronauts and flights, Colonel John Glenn's orbital flight aboard the Friendship 7 capsule. The folder also contains several letters suggesting that the astronaut program select a member of an underrepresented community, including the African American and Black communities, for training and space flight.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0655-006
This folder contains correspondence between members of President John F. Kennedy's staff and the public concerning Project Mercury astronauts and flights, including Colonel John Glenn's orbital flight aboard the Friendship 7 capsule. The folder also contains invitations for Colonel Glenn to visit or attend events in cities across the United States.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0655-005
This folder contains correspondence between members of President John F. Kennedy's staff and the public concerning Project Mercury astronauts and flights, including Commander Alan Shepard's suborbital flight aboard the Freedom 7 capsule and Colonel John Glenn's orbital flight aboard the Friendship 7 capsule. The folder also contains suggestions to award various honors, including the Congressional Medal of Honor, to Project Mercury astronauts, as well as invitations for astronauts to attend events across the United States.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0655-002
This folder contains correspondence between members of President John F. Kennedy's staff and the public concerning space flight, including Colonel John Glenn's orbital flight aboard the Friendship 7 capsule. The folder also includes requests for Colonel Glenn to participate in various events or visits across the United States.