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KN-21595. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Greet Guests at Diplomatic Reception at the White House

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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-21595
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy greet guests in the receiving line at a diplomatic reception at the White House. Left to right: Two unidentified persons; Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; President Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (head turned); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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John E. Schmidt Collection

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.

John Lemar Price Photograph Collection

Collection
JLPPC
Photographs, February 1962, original Mercury astronauts in Florida to attend the John Glenn NASA Distinguished Service Medal ceremony.

President Kennedy Presents Collier Trophy to Astronauts at White House, Washington, D.C., 10 October 1963

Moving image
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.

ST-C170-5-63. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy with Mercury Astronauts

Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C170-5-63
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy visit with five of the Mercury Seven astronauts and their wives in the Yellow Oval Room of the White House, Washington, D.C.; President Kennedy presented the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper earlier in the day. Clockwise from right: President Kennedy (in rocking chair), Commander Alan B. Shepard, Major Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, Rene Carpenter, Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton, Marjorie Slayton, Betty Grissom, Mrs. Kennedy, Jo Schirra, Commander Walter M. Schirra, Louise Shepard.
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ST-C170-1-63. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy with Mercury Astronauts

Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C170-1-63
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy visit with six of the Mercury Seven astronauts and their wives in the Yellow Oval Room of the White House, Washington, D.C.; President Kennedy presented the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper earlier in the day. Seated (L-R): Jo Schirra, Betty Grissom, Major Cooper. Standing (L-R): Commander Walter M. Schirra, Louise Shepard, President Kennedy, Mrs. Kennedy, Rene Carpenter, Commander Alan B. Shepard, Trudy Cooper, Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, Major Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Marjorie Slayton, Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton.
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Astronauts: Alan Shepard, May 1961: 1-16

Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-096-005
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Rear Admiral Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr.'s successful completion of the Mercury-Redstone 3 test flight, also known as the Freedom 7, during which Shepard became the first American to make a suborbital flight to space. Materials in this folder include a memorandum containing motorcade assignments for a public ceremony honoring the Project Mercury team and congratulatory correspondence between President Kennedy and foreign heads of state, including Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev, French President General Charles de Gaulle, and Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of Egypt and the United Arab Republic. This folder contains some foreign language material.

Astronauts: Alan Shepard, 1961: 17 May-2 June

Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-096-006
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Rear Admiral Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr.'s successful completion of the Mercury-Redstone 3 test flight, also known as the Freedom 7, during which Shepard became the first American to make a suborbital flight to space. Materials in this folder include a press release from NBC concerning programming related to Shepard's flight; a letter from Julia A. and Russell P. Brewer, the parents of Shepard's wife, Louise; and congratulatory correspondence between President Kennedy and foreign heads of state, including Chancellor Konrad Adenauer of the Federal Republic of Germany, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India, and Willy Brandt, Mayor of Berlin. This folder contains some foreign language material.

OS: 4: Space flight: General, 1961: 20 January-10 July

Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0654-004
This folder contains correspondence between members of President John F. Kennedy's staff and the public concerning space flight in general, as well as specific Project Mercury developments, including Commander Alan Shepard's suborbital flight aboard the Freedom 7 capsule.

OS: 4: Space flight: Executive, 17 May 1961-20 February 1962

Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0653-011
This folder contains correspondence between members of President John F. Kennedy's staff, the staff of the U.S. Department of State and other agencies, world leaders and ambassadors, and elected officials concerning space flight in general, as well as specific Project Mercury developments. The bulk of the folder includes congratulatory messages from world leaders and others regarding Commander Alan Shepard's successful suborbital flight aboard the Freedom 7 capsule.

OS: 4: Space flight: Executive, 1961: 20 January-16 May

Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0653-010
This folder contains correspondence between members of President John F. Kennedy's staff, the staff of the U.S. Department of State and other agencies, and elected officials and world leaders concerning space flight in general, as well as specific Project Mercury developments. The bulk of the folder includes congratulatory messages from world leaders and others regarding Commander Alan Shepard's successful suborbital flight aboard the Freedom 7 capsule.

OS: 4-1: Astronauts: General, 21 May 1961-28 February 1962

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.

OS: 4-1: Astronauts: General, 1961: 20 January-20 May

Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0655-004
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. The folder also contains suggestions to award various honors, including the Congressional Medal of Honor, to Commander Shepard and other astronauts.

OS: 4-1: Astronauts: Executive, 1961: 9 May-31 December

Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0654-013
This folder contains correspondence between members of President John F. Kennedy's staff, the staff of the U.S. Department of State and other agencies, world leaders, and the public concerning National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronauts. The folder also includes messages from world leaders and others regarding Captain Virgil "Gus" Grissom's flight aboard the Mercury-Redstone 4 capsule (also known as Liberty Bell 7) and Commander Alan Shepard's flight aboard the Freedom 7 capsule.

OS: 4-1: Astronauts: Executive, 1961: 20 January-8 May

Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0654-012
This folder contains correspondence between members of President John F. Kennedy's staff, the staff of the U.S. Department of State and other agencies, world leaders, and the public concerning National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronauts, as well as the Soviet Union's cosmonaut program. The bulk of the folder includes congratulatory messages from world leaders and others regarding Commander Alan Shepard's suborbital flight aboard the Freedom 7 capsule. The folder also contains correspondence related to Commander Shepard's White House visit.

Space Flight of Astronaut Alan Shepard, 1961

Textual folder
Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF10-011
This folder contains a booklet titled "The Space Flight of Astronaut Shepard and the Freedom Seven, May 5, 1961."

Address at National Association of Broadcasters convention, 8 May 1961

Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-034-025
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address given at the 39th annual convention of the National Association of Broadcasters held at the Sheraton Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. President Kennedy begins his speech by congratulating Alan Shepard on a successful space flight, and goes on to discuss the importance of free communication and democracy. Materials in this folder include handwritten memorandums, various drafts, and a press copy of the speech.

May 1961: 16-31 [1 of 3 folders]

Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Files. Chronological File
JFKWHCFCHRON-002-009
This file contains carbon copies of President John F. Kennedy’s outgoing correspondence to individuals and organizations regarding pending legislation, appointments to federal positions, suggested emendations to the budget, responses to birthday greetings, events the President could not attend, recommendations for specific program proposals, and expressions of congratulations for various occasions. Also included are letters to international heads of state concerning Rear Admiral Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr.'s successful completion of the Mercury-Redstone 3 test flight, also known as the Freedom 7, during which Shepard became the first American to make a suborbital flight to space.

KN-C17754. Guests Arrive for Presentation Ceremony of the NASA Distinguished Service Medal to Astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr.

Photograph
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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KN-C17753. Guests Arrive for Presentation Ceremony of the NASA Distinguished Service Medal to Astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr.

Photograph
White House Photographs
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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KN-C17752. Guests Arrive for Presentation Ceremony of the NASA Distinguished Service Medal to Astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr.

Photograph
White House Photographs
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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KN-C17751. Guests Arrive for Presentation Ceremony of the NASA Distinguished Service Medal to Astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr.

Photograph
White House Photographs
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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AR7400-L. President John F. Kennedy Presents President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service to Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey

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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7400-L
Presentation ceremony of the President’s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service. President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Medical Officer for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey (center left), prior to presenting her with the award. Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze (mostly hidden), stands behind Dr. Kelsey; Executive Secretary of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Chairman of the U.S. Civil Service Commission, John W. Macy, Jr., stands at right in foreground. Standing in background (L-R): Virginia Lyon (accepting the award on behalf of her husband, Dr. Waldo K. Lyon, Head of the Submarine and Arctic Research Branch of the U.S. Navy Electronics Laboratory); New York Times photographer, George Tames; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; astronaut Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.; Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams (partially hidden); award recipient and Chief of the Department of Cardiorespiratory Diseases at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Dr. Donald E. Gregg; astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. (partially hidden); Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; award recipient and Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Associated Press (AP) photographer, Henry Burroughs; Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA), Robert C. Weaver; Representative Kenneth A. Roberts (Alabama); Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee); Chairman of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb (face obscured); Senator Frank Carlson of Kansas (in back, mostly hidden); Presidential Assistant, John J. McNally (very back, standing in West Wing Colonnade); Assistant Attorney General, Ramsey Clark; Member of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Secretary of Labor, Arthur J. Goldberg; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner (in back); Member of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Special Consultant to the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, Roger W. Jones. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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AR7400-J. President John F. Kennedy at Presentation Ceremony of the President’s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service

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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7400-J
President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) attends the presentation ceremony of the President’s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service. Executive Secretary of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Chairman of the U.S. Civil Service Commission, John W. Macy, Jr. (right, in foreground), reads the citation for award recipient and Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth. Left to right: Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; unidentified (in back); unidentified White House Police officer (very back); award recipient and Chief of the Department of Cardiorespiratory Diseases at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Dr. Donald E. Gregg; Associated Press (AP) photographer, Henry Burroughs; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (very back, mostly hidden); astronauts Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.; Dr. Gilruth; award recipient and President of the Federal National Mortgage Association of the Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA), J. Stanley Baughman (very back, partially hidden); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); President Kennedy; Chairman of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Senator John A. Carroll (Colorado); Senator Frank Carlson (Kansas); Chairman Macy; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner (in back, mostly hidden); Assistant Attorney General, Ramsey Clark; Member of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Secretary of Labor, Arthur J. Goldberg; Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Member of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Special Consultant to the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, Roger W. Jones; Member of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; unidentified. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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AR7400-E. President John F. Kennedy Presents President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service to Dr. Robert Gilruth

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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7400-E
Presentation ceremony of the President’s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service. President John F. Kennedy (back to camera) presents the award to Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth. Looking on (L-R): Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance (in back); Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (in back); astronauts Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.; Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA), Robert C. Weaver (in back, partially hidden); award recipient and President of the Federal National Mortgage Association of the HHFA, J. Stanley Baughman; Chairman of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb (partially hidden); Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee); Senator John A. Carroll (Colorado). West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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