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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy visits with astronaut Commander Walter M. Schirra, during a tour of the Mercury-Atlas Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Left to right: Commander of the 6555th Aerospace Test Wing, Colonel Paul R. Wignall; Commander Schirra; President Kennedy; Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston. Site workers observe in background. The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.