Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-193-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks upon the presentation of The President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service in the new flower garden of the White House to Dr. Fred L. Whipple, astronomer and director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory; David D. Thomas, Director of Air Traffic Service for the Federal Aviation Agency; Dr. Sherman E. Johnson, Associate Administrator of the Economic Research Service of the Department of Agriculture; Dr. Alain C. Enthoven, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Analysis; and Ambassador Winthrop G. Brown, Deputy Commandant for Foreign Affairs of the National War College.