Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20240
President John F. Kennedy (second from left with back to camera) visits the Mercury Control Center at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, prior to the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (L-R) Unidentified, President Kennedy, Project Mercury Flight Director Christopher C. Kraft, Jr. (facing the camera), and Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (back to camera). Brevard County, Florida.