Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C97-2-62
President John F. Kennedy (standing at microphones) delivers a statement to the press following astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.'s successful orbital flight aboard Mercury-Atlas 6, also known as Friendship 7. Washington political reporter for the New York Times, Tom Wicker, stands fourth from right; other reporters and photographers are unidentified. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agent, Mike Mastrovito. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.