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President John F. Kennedy speaks from a lectern at the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. Standing on the platform (L-R): Congressman George P. Miller of California (partially hidden), Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma), Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, President Kennedy, Congressman Albert Thomas (Texas), Administrator of NASA James E. Webb, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, Senator George Smathers of Florida (hidden behind Glenn), astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Glenn's son David Glenn (mostly hidden), his wife Annie Glenn (wearing red hat), astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (partially hidden behind Mrs. Glenn), Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis, astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton (in back), Governor Farris Bryant of Florida, President Kennedy's brother-in-law Prince Stanislaus Radziwill of Poland (in back), and Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh. The space capsule Friendship 7 is visible at far right.
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President John F. Kennedy speaks from a lectern at the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. Seated on the platform, first row (L-R): astronaut Captain Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Congressman George P. Miller (California), Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma), Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth (mostly hidden behind President Kennedy), Administrator of NASA James E. Webb, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, his wife Annie Glenn, Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis, and Governor Farris Bryant of Florida. Second row, beginning at right of lectern (L-R): Congressman Albert Thomas of Texas (smoking a cigarette), Senator George Smathers (Florida), astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr. (partially hidden behind President Kennedy), Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn, his son David Glenn, astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton (partially hidden), and Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh. Congressman Olin E. Teague of Texas (behind Lieutenant Commander Schirra) and Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (partially hidden behind David Glenn) sit in the third row; all others unidentified. The space capsule Friendship 7 is visible at far right.
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Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Chairman of the National Aeronautics and Space Council, speaks from a lectern at the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. Seated on the platform at right, first row (L-R): Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth (mostly hidden behind Vice President Johnson), Administrator of NASA James E. Webb, President John F. Kennedy, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, his wife Annie Glenn, Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis, and Governor Farris Bryant of Florida. Second row (L-R): Congressman Albert Thomas (Texas), Senator George Smathers (Florida), astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr. (partially hidden behind President Kennedy), Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (partially hidden), his son David Glenn, astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton (partially hidden), and Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (in profile). Congressman Olin E. Teague of Texas (partially hidden behind Lieutenant Commander Schirra) and Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (partially hidden behind David Glenn) sit in the third row; all others unidentified. The space capsule Friendship 7 is visible at far right.
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Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Chairman of the National Aeronautics and Space Council, speaks from a lectern at the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. Seated on the platform, first row (L-R): astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., astronaut Captain Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Congressman George P. Miller (California), Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma), Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth (mostly hidden behind Vice President Johnson), Administrator of NASA James E. Webb, President John F. Kennedy, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, his wife Annie Glenn, Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis, and Governor Farris Bryant of Florida. Second row, beginning at right of lectern (L-R): Congressman Albert Thomas (Texas), Senator George Smathers of Florida (partially hidden, facing away), astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr. (mostly hidden behind President Kennedy), Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn, his son David Glenn, astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton, and Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (partially hidden, in the third row) sits behind David Glenn; all others unidentified.
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Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Chairman of the National Aeronautics and Space Council, speaks from a lectern at the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. Seated on the platform, first row (L-R): astronaut Captain Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Congressman George P. Miller (California), Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma), Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth (mostly hidden behind Vice President Johnson), Administrator of NASA James E. Webb, President John F. Kennedy, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, his wife Annie Glenn, Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis, and Governor Farris Bryant of Florida. Second row, beginning at right of lectern (L-R): Congressman Albert Thomas (Texas), Senator George Smathers (Florida), astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr. (partially hidden behind President Kennedy), Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn, his son David Glenn, astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton, and Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (with head down); Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (partially hidden, in the third row) sits behind David Glenn; all others unidentified. The space capsule Friendship 7 is visible at far right.
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President John F. Kennedy (center) greets Annie Glenn, wife of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., and her children, Lyn and David Glenn, upon his arrival aboard Air Force One at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn. (L-R) Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (in back), Congressman Paul G. Rogers (Florida), White House Secret Service Agent Floyd Boring (in back), Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, President Kennedy, unidentified, Lyn Glenn (wearing yellow dress), Mrs. Glenn (wearing red dress), David Glenn, Administrator of NASA James E. Webb (holding hat), Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma), and Congressman George P. Miller of California (removing hat). Brevard County, Florida.
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Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (center) kisses his wife, Annie Glenn (wearing red dress), following his arrival aboard Military Transport Service (MATS) airplane at Patrick Air Force Base, Brevard County, Florida. Lieutenant Colonel Glenn reunited with his family for the first time since his orbital flight, prior to attending the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal ceremonies held in his honor at Cape Canaveral. Looking on are Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's children, David Glenn (wearing plaid jacket) and Lyn Glenn (wearing yellow dress), and Vice President Johnson (at right, holding hat); all others unidentified.
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Upon arriving at Patrick Air Force Base aboard Military Air Transport Service (MATS) airplane, astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (center, left) reunites with his family for the first time since his orbital flight. Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, escorted by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, traveled to Brevard County, Florida, to attend the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal ceremonies held in his honor at Cape Canaveral. Standing in front of airplane stairs (L-R): Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's son David Glenn (wearing plaid jacket), his daughter Lyn Glenn (wearing yellow dress), Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, his wife Annie Glenn (wearing red dress), his parents Clara Sproat Glenn and John H. Glenn, Sr., and Vice President Johnson (in profile, holding hat); all others unidentified.
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Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (right, holding hat) greets Clara Sproat Glenn and John H. Glenn, Sr., parents of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., upon his and Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's arrival aboard Military Air Transport Service (MATS) airplane at Patrick Air Force Base, Brevard County, Florida. Vice President Johnson escorted Lieutenant Colonel Glenn on the flight to Florida to attend the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal ceremonies held in Glenn's honor at Cape Canaveral. Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (center) looks on from left with his wife, Annie Glenn (wearing red dress), and children, David Glenn (wearing plaid jacket) and Lyn Glenn (wearing yellow dress).
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Upon arriving aboard Military Air Transport Service (MATS) airplane at Patrick Air Force Base, astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. reunites with his family for the first time since his orbital flight. Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, escorted by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, traveled to Brevard County, Florida, to attend the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal ceremonies held in his honor at Cape Canaveral. Standing in front of airplane stairs (L-R): Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's son David Glenn (wearing plaid jacket), his daughter Lyn Glenn (wearing yellow dress), Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, his wife Annie Glenn (wearing red dress), Vice President Johnson (in profile), and Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's father John H. Glenn, Sr.; all others unidentified. United States Air Force Honor Guard officer (back to camera) stands at attention at right.
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United States Air Force Honor Guard stands at attention upon the arrival of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson aboard Military Air Transport Service (MATS) airplane at Patrick Air Force Base, Brevard County, Florida. Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (in front of airplane stairs) reunites with his wife, Annie Glenn, son, David Glenn, and daughter, Lyn Glenn, for the first time since his orbital flight, prior to attending the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal ceremonies held in his honor at Cape Canaveral.
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United States Air Force Honor Guard stands at attention upon the arrival of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson aboard Military Air Transport Service (MATS) airplane at Patrick Air Force Base, Brevard County, Florida. Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (in front of airplane stairs) reunites with his wife, Annie Glenn, son, David Glenn, and daughter, Lyn Glenn, for the first time since his orbital flight, prior to attending the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal ceremonies held in his honor at Cape Canaveral.
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President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) presents the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (right of lectern, in profile) at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. Standing on the platform, first row (L-R): astronaut Captain Virgil “Gus” Grissom, astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Congressman George P. Miller of California (leaning over), Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth (partially hidden behind President Kennedy), Administrator of NASA James E. Webb (hidden behind Lieutenant Colonel Glenn), Glenn's wife Annie Glenn, Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis, Governor Farris Bryant of Florida, and Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh. Second row, beginning at right of lectern (L-R): Congressman Albert Thomas of Texas (mostly hidden behind Dr. Gilruth), Senator George Smathers of Florida (mostly hidden), astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn, his son David Glenn, astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (mostly hidden behind Mrs. Glenn), and astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton (mostly hidden behind Major General Davis).
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President John F. Kennedy speaks from a lectern at the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. Standing on the platform, front row (L-R): astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., astronaut Captain Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Congressman George P. Miller (California), Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth, Administrator of NASA James E. Webb, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, his wife Annie Glenn, Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis, Governor Farris Bryant of Florida, and unidentified. Second row, beginning at right of lectern (L-R): Senator George Smathers of Florida (partially hidden behind Administrator Webb), astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Glenn's son David Glenn, astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (partially hidden), and astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton (partially hidden). An unidentified man stands in the foreground at right, in front of the space capsule Friendship 7.
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Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (right of lectern) stands with his wife, Annie Glenn, daughter, Lyn Glenn, and son, David Glenn, upon receiving the NASA Distinguished Service Medal from President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. Looking on (L-R): Astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., astronaut Captain Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Congressman George P. Miller of California (partially hidden), Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth (mostly hidden, left of Lieutenant Colonel Glenn), Administrator of NASA James E. Webb (mostly hidden, left of Mrs. Glenn), unidentified (in back, partially hidden), Senator Warren G. Magnuson (Washington), Congressman Harold C. Ostertag (New York), and astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (wearing sunglasses).
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Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (left) explains the details of the space capsule Friendship 7 to President John F. Kennedy (at right, facing away) following the presentation ceremony of his National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal at Hangar 'S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. The Friendship 7 carried Lieutenant Colonel Glenn in orbit around the earth three times. Those looking on include: Glenn's son David Glenn (over Glenn's shoulder), President Kennedy's brother-in-law Prince Stanislaus Radziwill of Poland (partially hidden behind David Glenn), Glenn's wife Annie Glenn (left of President Kennedy), and Senator George Smathers of Florida (in back at right, facing away).
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Annie Glenn, wife of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (center), steps up to view the interior of the space capsule Friendship 7 following the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (in profile, behind Mrs. Glenn) at Hangar 'S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. The Friendship 7 carried Lieutenant Colonel Glenn in orbit around the earth three times. President John F. Kennedy (back to camera) and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (directly in front of President Kennedy) look on from right. Others looking on include (L-R): Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (back left, in profile), Congressman Harold C. Ostertag of New York (in profile, right of Senator Magnuson), Senator Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma (directly behind Glenn), President Kennedy's brother-in-law Prince Stanislaus Radziwill of Poland (partially hidden, right of Senator Kerr), Congressman Dante B. Fascell of Florida (facing the camera, right of Glenn), Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (in profile, right of Mrs. Glenn), Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth (mostly hidden, behind Lyn Glenn), Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (in profile, behind Dr. Gilruth), Congressman A. Sydney Herlong, Jr. of Florida (behind and to the left of Vice President Johnson), and Senator George Smathers of Florida (behind and to the right of the Vice President).
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Annie Glenn, wife of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., looks inside the space capsule Friendship 7 following the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn at Hangar 'S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. The Friendship 7 carried Lieutenant Colonel Glenn in orbit around the earth three times. Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (facing away and shaking hands with Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth) stands at far right; astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton (in profile) stands on the platform above, left of the capsule. Those looking on include: Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (in back, left of Mrs. Glenn), Congressman Edward P. Boland of Massachusetts (partially hidden, right of Senator Magnuson), Congressman Harold C. Ostertag of New York (right of Congressman Boland, facing camera), Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (in profile, right of Mrs. Glenn), his son David Glenn (partially hidden behind Lyn Glenn), Senator Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma (directly behind David Glenn), and Congressman A. Sydney Herlong, Jr. of Florida (far right, behind Dr. Gilruth).
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Annie Glenn, wife of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., looks inside the space capsule Friendship 7 following the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (in profile, fourth from right) at Hangar 'S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. The Friendship 7 carried Lieutenant Colonel Glenn in orbit around the earth three times. Those looking on include: Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (in back, left of Mrs. Glenn), Congressman Edward P. Boland of Massachusetts (partially hidden behind Senator Magnuson), Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (in profile, right of Mrs. Glenn), Senator Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma (directly behind Glenn), Congressman Dante B. Fascell of Florida (in front, second from right), and Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth (in front, at far right); astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton (back to camera) stands on the platform above, left of the capsule.
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Annie Glenn, wife of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., looks inside the space capsule Friendship 7 following the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn at Hangar 'S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. The Friendship 7 carried Lieutenant Colonel Glenn in orbit around the earth three times. President John F. Kennedy (third from right, with back to camera) stands at far right with Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (in profile), Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth, and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (partially hidden). Others pictured include: astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton (standing on platform above, left of capsule), Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (in back, left of Mrs. Glenn), Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (partially hidden behind Mrs. Glenn), his son David Glenn (left of Glenn), Senator Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma (directly behind David Glenn), and Senator George Smathers of Florida (on far right edge of image).
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Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (right of lectern) stands with his wife, Annie Glenn, daughter, Lyn Glenn, and son, David Glenn, upon receiving the NASA Distinguished Service Medal from President John F. Kennedy (at lectern, gesturing toward Lyn Glenn) at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. Looking on from the platform (L-R): Astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., astronaut Captain Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Congressman George P. Miller of California (partially hidden), unidentified (in back, partially hidden), Senator Warren G. Magnuson (Washington), Congressman Harold C. Ostertag (New York), and astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (wearing sunglasses).
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President John F. Kennedy speaks from a lectern at the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. Standing on the platform, first row (L-R): astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., astronaut Captain Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Congressman George P. Miller (California), Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth, Administrator of NASA James E. Webb, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, his wife Annie Glenn, Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis, Governor Farris Bryant of Florida, and unidentified. Second row, beginning at right of lectern (L-R): Congressman Albert Thomas of Texas (mostly hidden), Senator George Smathers (Florida), astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (mostly hidden behind Glenn), his son David Glenn, astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, and astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton.
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Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Chairman of the National Aeronautics and Space Council, speaks from a lectern at the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. Seated on the platform, first row (L-R): astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., astronaut Captain Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth, Administrator of NASA James E. Webb, President John F. Kennedy, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, his wife Annie Glenn, Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis, and Governor Farris Bryant of Florida. Second row, beginning at right of lectern (L-R): Congressman Edward P. Boland of Massachusetts (mostly hidden behind Dr. Gilruth), Congressman Albert Thomas of Texas (partially hidden), Senator George Smathers of Florida (partially hidden behind Administrator Webb), Glenn's son David Glenn, astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (partially hidden), astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton (mostly hidden), and Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden); Senator Warren Magnuson of Washington (partially hidden, in the third row) sits behind David Glenn. An unidentified man stands in the foreground at right, in front of the space capsule Friendship 7.
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Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. waves to the crowd at the presentation ceremony of his National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. (L-R) Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth (mostly hidden behind the lectern), Administrator of NASA James E. Webb, astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr. (in back), President John F. Kennedy, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (in back), Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (in back, facing away), Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's wife Annie Glenn, and Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis.
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President John F. Kennedy talks with Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb (left) at the presentation ceremony of the NASA Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. (L-R) Congressman Albert Thomas of Texas (partially hidden, in back), Administrator Webb, astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr. (in back, partially hidden), President Kennedy, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (in back), Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter (in back), Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's wife Annie Glenn, and Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis.