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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-07-18-B
AR24, ST12, KN20
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19575
President John F. Kennedy meets with the recipients of the 1961 Harmon International Trophy for Aviators, Joseph A. Walker, A. Scott Crossfield, and Major Robert M. White, in the Oval Office. (L-R) Unidentified boy; James E. Webb, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator (in the background); William E. Schramek; President Kennedy; Joseph A. Walker; Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh (in the background); A. Scott Crossfield; Major Robert M. White; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis LeMay. A model of the X-15 aircraft sits on the President’s desk. White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7365-F
President John F. Kennedy stands with the recipients of the 1961 Robert J. Collier Trophy; President Kennedy presented the trophy to four X-15 pilots on behalf of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). In foreground (L-R): President Kennedy; A. Scott Crossfield (North American Aviation); Major Robert M. White (U.S. Air Force); Joseph A. Walker (National Aeronautics and Space Administration); Commander Forrest S. Petersen (U.S. Navy). Also pictured: Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Administrator of NASA, Dr. James E. Webb; Chairman of the Board of the National Aeronautic Association, Jacqueline Cochran; White House correspondent for The Washington Star, Garnett D. Horner. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7365-E
Presentation of the 1961 Robert J. Collier Trophy; President John F. Kennedy (back to camera, greeting guests) presented the trophy to four X-15 pilots on behalf of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). Standing at right: Major Robert M. White (U.S. Air Force), Joseph A. Walker (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), and Commander Forrest S. Petersen (U.S. Navy). Also pictured: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Administrator of NASA, Dr. James E. Webb; Chairman of the Board of the National Aeronautic Association, Jacqueline Cochran; White House Secret Service agents, Win Lawson and Frank Yeager. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.