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Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-101-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s welcome address to Commander M. Scott Carpenter and his wife in the White House Fish Room. In his speech President Kennedy explains the symbolic importance of the country’s space program.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-099-004
Sound recording of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Commander M. Scott Carpenter. In his remarks President Kennedy congratulates Commander Carpenter on the successful completion of the Mercury-Atlas 7 test flight (also known as Aurora 7).