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JFKWHP-ST-C168-23-63
Astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper speaks with a group of children, following his National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) presentation ceremony. Left to right: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Trudy Cooper, wife of Major Cooper; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Camala Cooper, Jewell D. Truscott, and James J. Truscott, Major Cooper’s daughter, aunt, and uncle (respectively); Major Cooper; Representative James G. Fulton of Pennsylvania (in background); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Caroline Kennedy (partially hidden); President John F. Kennedy. The State Dining Room is visible through the open door. Cross Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C168-29-63
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy visit with astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper and his family, following Major Cooper’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) presentation ceremony. Left to right: Major Cooper’s daughters, Camala and Janita; his wife, Trudy; Major Cooper; Mrs. Kennedy; President Kennedy. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C168-12-63
President John F. Kennedy and astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper walk along the West Wing Colonnade, following Major Cooper’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) presentation ceremony. Standing at right in background: First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Major Cooper’s daughters, Janita and Camala. Two unidentified photographers stand at left. White House, Washington, D.C.