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JFKWHP-KN-C17764
Presentation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. On platform, L-R: Commander Shepard; Deputy Administrator of NASA, Hugh L. Dryden; astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr.; astronaut Captain Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom; President John F. Kennedy; Congressman Overton Brooks (Louisiana); astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter. Standing on colonnade at right, L-R: Postmaster General, J. Edward Day; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon (behind); Under Secretary of State, Chester B. Bowles; Assistant Special Counsel to the President, Richard Goodwin. Reporters and photographers unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17763
Presentation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. On platform, L-R: Commander Shepard; Deputy Administrator of NASA, Hugh L. Dryden; astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr. (partially hidden); President John F. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter. Standing on colonnade at right, L-R: Postmaster General, J. Edward Day; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; Under Secretary of State, Chester B. Bowles. Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council, Edward C. Welsh, stands on colonnade at far left. Reporters and photographers unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17759
Presentation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. On platform, L-R: Louise Brewer Shepard (wife of Commander Shepard); Renza (Emerson) Shepard (mother of Commander Shepard); Deputy Administrator of NASA, Hugh L. Dryden; astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr.; Commander Shepard; President John F. Kennedy; Congressman Overton Brooks (Louisiana); astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter. Standing on colonnade at right, L-R: Postmaster General, J. Edward Day; Under Secretary of State, Chester B. Bowles; Assistant Special Counsel to the President, Richard Goodwin. Reporters and photographers unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6569-H
President John F. Kennedy presents the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. L-R: Public Affairs Officer for NASA, Lieutenant Colonel John A. Powers; Administrator of Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Najeeb Halaby; Commander Shepard; Louise Brewer Shepard; President Kennedy; Deputy Administrator of NASA, Hugh L. Dryden; astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR6569-F
President John F. Kennedy presents the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. L-R: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Commander Shepard; Louise Brewer Shepard; President Kennedy; astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton (head turned); Deputy Administrator of NASA, Hugh L. Dryden; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Naval Aide to the President, Commander Tazewell Shepard (in back); astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (far right). Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR6569-E
Presentation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. L-R: Unidentified woman; Public Affairs Officer for NASA, Lieutenant Colonel John A. Powers; Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency, Najeeb Halaby; Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council, Edward C. Welsh; Commander Shepard; unidentified woman; astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton; unidentified man; Deputy Administrator of NASA, Hugh L. Dryden; President John F. Kennedy; astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter; others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17757
Presentation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. On platform, L-R: Commander Shepard; Deputy Administrator of NASA, Hugh L. Dryden; astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr.; Secretary of the Navy, John Connally, Jr. (in back); astronaut Captain Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom (mostly hidden); President John F. Kennedy; astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter. Standing on colonnade at right, L-R: Postmaster General, J. Edward Day; Under Secretary of State, Chester B. Bowles; Assistant Special Counsel to the President, Richard Goodwin; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff. Reporters and photographers unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17756
Presentation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. On platform, L-R: Commander Shepard; Louise Brewer Shepard (wife of Commander Shepard); Deputy Administrator of NASA, Hugh L. Dryden; President John F. Kennedy; Administrator of NASA, James E. Webb; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Congressman Overton Brooks (Louisiana); astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter. Standing on colonnade at right, L-R: Postmaster General, J. Edward Day; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; Under Secretary of State, Chester B. Bowles; Assistant Special Counsel to the President, Richard Goodwin. Reporters and photographers unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR6569-A
Meeting following the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. Seated (L-R): Commander Shepard; Deputy Administrator of NASA, Hugh L. Dryden (behind Shepard); Congressman Overton Brooks (Louisiana); Senator Styles Bridges (New Hampshire); unidentified; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair). Also pictured: Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council, Edward C. Welsh (standing, far left); Administrator of Federal Aviation Agency, Najeeb Halaby (in front of doorway with head turned); Director of the United States Secret Service, U. E. Baughman; White House Secret Service agents, Arthur L. "Art" Godfrey and Jim Johnson. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.