Photograph
White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) visits with astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter and Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams, and their families. Seated on couch in foreground (R-L): Lt. Cdr. Carpenter, Candace Noxon Carpenter (hidden), Howard L. Williams, Kristen Elaine Carpenter (hidden), and Rene Carpenter. Seated on couch, facing camera (R-L): Dr. Williams, Elizabeth Ann Williams, Helen Manning Williams, Robyn Jay Carpenter, and Marc Scott Carpenter (mostly hidden). Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr., stands in background at right. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.