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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-159-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s introductory remarks recorded for a U.S. Marine Corps film, “The John Glenn Story.”
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.
Collection
JESC
Color transparencies, images of President and Mrs. Kennedy arriving and departing Andrews Air Force Base, 15 December 1961, and images of arrival ceremonies at Andrews Air Force Base, 26 February 1962. Includes one 1/4" audio tape recording of Graduation Ceremonies at the United States Air Force Academy, 05 June 1963, including President Kennedy's remarks.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-10-10-B
ST31
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-08-07-C
AR25, KN20
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-1962-02-28-E
ST08
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. National Security Files
JFKNSF-161-011
This folder consists of telegrams and memoranda between the United States Department of State and the United States Embassy in Bern, Switzerland concerning the relationship between the United States and Switzerland, and international economics. Of note is correspondence between President John F. Kennedy and President of Switzerland Paul Chaudet offering congratulatory remarks on the orbital flight of Colonel John Glenn. Also included in this folder is memoranda concerning the appointment of Robert L. McKinney as the United States Ambassador to Switzerland.
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.