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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-09-11-D
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JFKWHP-ST-A16-5-62
President John F. Kennedy visits with astronaut Commander Walter M. Schirra (back to camera), during a tour of the Mercury-Atlas Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston, stands left of President Kennedy; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb (back to camera), stands behind Commander Schirra in foreground. Also pictured: Director of NASA's Launch Operations Center, Dr. Kurt H. Debus; Associate Administrator of NASA, Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr. The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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JFKWHP-ST-A16-42-62
President John F. Kennedy views Mercury spacecraft capsule #19, during a tour of Mercury systems and equipment inside Hangar S at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida; Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston (center right), briefs President Kennedy. Also pictured: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb. The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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JFKWHP-ST-A16-39-62
President John F. Kennedy tours Mercury spacecraft systems and equipment inside Hangar S at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston (left), briefs President Kennedy; astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper stands at right. Also pictured: Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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JFKWHP-ST-A16-23-62
President John F. Kennedy (wearing sunglasses) views models of the Titan II and Titan III missiles, during a tour of the Titan Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida; Director of Range Safety Operations with the Eastern Test Range at Patrick Air Force Base, Colonel Dan F. Thompson (left), briefs President Kennedy. Also pictured: Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Director of NASA's Launch Operations Center, Dr. Kurt H. Debus; Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston. The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations. [Scratches on image are original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-ST-A16-20-62
President John F. Kennedy visits with astronaut Commander Walter M. Schirra (back to camera), during a tour of the Mercury-Atlas Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Left to right: Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston; Director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Launch Operations Center, Dr. Kurt H. Debus; White House Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman (very back); President Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Commander Schirra; Minister of Defence of Great Britain, Peter Thorneycroft (mostly hidden). The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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JFKWHP-ST-A16-18-62
President John F. Kennedy visits with astronaut Commander Walter M. Schirra (back to camera), during a tour of the Mercury-Atlas Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Left to right (in foreground): Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston (head bowed); Director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Launch Operations Center, Dr. Kurt H. Debus; President Kennedy; Associate Administrator of NASA, Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr. (in back); Commander Schirra; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (mostly hidden); Minister of Defence of Great Britain, Peter Thorneycroft (partially hidden); Administrator of NASA, Dr. James E. Webb (back to camera); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman and Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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JFKWHP-ST-A16-35-62
President John F. Kennedy tours Mercury spacecraft systems and equipment inside Hangar S at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida; astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper (mostly hidden) and Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston, stand right of President Kennedy. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Associate Administrator of NASA, Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Saturn Project Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Rocco Petrone; Representative Albert Thomas (Texas); White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Dave Grant, Bill Duncan, and Roy Kellerman. Mercury spacecraft capsule #19 (partially out of frame) sits at far left in background. The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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JFKWHP-ST-A16-32-62
President John F. Kennedy stands with astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper (center), during a tour of Mercury spacecraft systems and equipment inside Hangar S at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida; Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston, stands at far left. Also pictured: Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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JFKWHP-ST-A16-2-62
President John F. Kennedy confers with Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston (far right, partially out of frame), during a tour of Mercury spacecraft systems and equipment inside Hangar S at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson stands right of President Kennedy. The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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JFKWHP-ST-A16-10-62
President John F. Kennedy visits with astronaut Commander Walter M. Schirra (back to camera), during a tour of the Mercury-Atlas Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston, stands left of President Kennedy; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb (back to camera), stands behind Commander Schirra in foreground. Also pictured: Commander of the 6555th Aerospace Test Wing, Colonel Paul R. Wignall; Director of NASA's Launch Operations Center, Dr. Kurt H. Debus; Minister of Defence of Great Britain, Peter Thorneycroft; Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center, Major General Leighton I. Davis; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara. The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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JFKWHP-ST-C42-5-62
President John F. Kennedy (right, in foreground) tours the Titan Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida; a Titan II Air Force rocket sits on launch pad in background. Also pictured: Director of Range Safety Operations with the Eastern Test Range at Patrick Air Force Base, Colonel Dan F. Thompson; chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence of Great Britain, Sir Solly Zuckerman; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner; Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston; Director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Launch Operations Center, Dr. Kurt H. Debus; Minister of Defence of Great Britain, Peter Thorneycroft; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Site workers observe in background. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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JFKWHP-ST-A16-7-62
President John F. Kennedy views Mercury spacecraft systems and equipment inside Hangar S, during a tour of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Left to right: Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston; astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (in back, mostly hidden); President Kennedy; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell (very back, partially hidden); Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; newsreel photographer for United Press Movietone, Thomas J. Craven, Sr. The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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JFKWHP-ST-A16-47-62
President John F. Kennedy views Mercury spacecraft systems and equipment inside Hangar S, during a tour of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida; astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper (back to camera, with arm raised) briefs President Kennedy. Also pictured: Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; White House Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman. The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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JFKWHP-ST-A16-17-62
President John F. Kennedy (center, back to camera) tours the Mercury-Atlas Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Left to right (in foreground): Commander of the 6555th Aerospace Test Wing, Colonel Paul R. Wignall (facing the camera); Director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Launch Operations Center, Dr. Kurt H. Debus (back to camera); President Kennedy; unidentified military officer; Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston (partially hidden); Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center, Major General Leighton I. Davis (partially hidden on far right edge of frame). Site workers and military personnel stand in background. The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations. [Red mark on right side of image is original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-ST-387-9-62
President John F. Kennedy visits with astronaut Commander Walter M. Schirra, during a tour of the Mercury-Atlas Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Left to right: Commander of the 6555th Aerospace Test Wing, Colonel Paul R. Wignall (partially out of frame); Commander Schirra; President Kennedy; Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston. Site workers observe in background. The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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JFKWHP-ST-387-8-62
President John F. Kennedy tours Mercury spacecraft systems and equipment inside Hangar S at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida; astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper (center) briefs President Kennedy. Also pictured: Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Director of NASA's Launch Operations Center, Dr. Kurt H. Debus; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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JFKWHP-ST-387-7-62
President John F. Kennedy looks inside Mercury spacecraft capsule #19, during a tour of Mercury systems and equipment inside Hangar S at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston (partially hidden), and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson stand at right. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.