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White House Photographs
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Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (back to camera) waves to the crowd from the back seat of a convertible as his motorcade prepares to depart the White House for the Capitol Building, following a reception in his honor; Lieutenant Colonel Glenn addressed a Joint Session of Congress later in the day. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (right of Glenn) sits in the back seat; Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn sits in front; President John F. Kennedy (in profile at left) stands beside the car. New York Times photographer George Tames (kneeling, at right) and others take photos in the background. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.