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JFKWHP-KN-C17755
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; Renza (Emerson) Shepard (mother of Commander Shepard); astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr.; Secretary of the Navy, John Connally, Jr.; President John F. Kennedy; 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; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff. Reporters and photographers unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17753
Astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and his wife, Louise Brewer Shepard, arrive for presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Commander Shepard. L-R: Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger (in back); Commander Shepard; Mrs. Shepard; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Naval Aide to the President, Commander Tazewell Shepard (in back); President John F. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17752
Astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and his wife, Louise Brewer Shepard, arrive for presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Commander Shepard. L-R: Commander Shepard; Mrs. Shepard; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President John F. Kennedy; Naval Aide to the President, Commander Tazewell Shepard (in back); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; White House Secret Service Agent, Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey (far right). South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17751
Astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and his wife, Louise Brewer Shepard, arrive for presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Commander Shepard. L-R: Commander Shepard; Mrs. Shepard; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Naval Aide to the President, Commander Tazewell Shepard (in back); President John F. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17750
Astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and his wife, Louise Brewer Shepard, arrive for presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Commander Shepard. L-R: Commander Shepard; Mrs. Shepard; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President John F. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17749
Arrival of guests for presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. L-R: Public Affairs Officer for NASA, Lieutenant Colonel John A. Powers; Associate Press Secretary, Andrew Hatcher (farther back, walking away); astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, President John F. Kennedy, and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, greeting astronaut Commander Shepard and his wife, Louise Brewer Shepard (both with backs to camera); White House Secret Service Agents, Gerald “Jerry” Behn and Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey (standing back, at right); several unidentified photographers. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17748
Astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and his wife, Louise Brewer Shepard, arrive at the White House for the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Commander Shepard. Walking away from United States Marines helicopter, L-R: Public Affairs Officer for NASA, Lieutenant Colonel John A.Powers; Mrs. Shepard; Commander Shepard; unidentified man stands in front of helicopter. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C327-2-63
President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks prior to presenting the 1962 Robert J. Collier Trophy to astronauts Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, Major L. Gordon Cooper, Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., Major Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Commander Walter M. Schirra, Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton. Standing right of the trophy, first row (L-R): Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; President of the National Aeronautic Association, Martin M. Decker; President Kennedy; and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Second row (L-R): Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert (mostly hidden, behind trophy); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Cdr. Schirra; Cdr. Shepard; Maj. Cooper; Maj. Slayton; Lt. Col. Glenn; Maj. Grissom; and Lt. Cdr. Carpenter. Third row (L-R): unidentified; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency, Najeeb Halaby (in back); Cdr. Schirra's wife, Jo Schirra; unidentified (in back); Maj. Slayton's wife, Marjorie Slayton; Lt. Col. Glenn's wife, Annie Glenn; Maj. Grissom's mother, Cecile Grissom (in back); Cdr. Shepard's wife, Louise Shepard; Maj. Grissom's father, Dennis Grissom (in back); Maj. Grissom's wife, Betty Grissom; Senator Clinton P. Anderson of New Mexico (in back); Lt. Cdr. Carpenter's wife, Rene Carpenter; and Maj. Cooper's wife, Trudy Cooper. Also pictured: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; White House Secret Service agents, Jack Ready and Bill Payne; and National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C327-1-63
President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks prior to presenting the 1962 Robert J. Collier Trophy to astronauts Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, Major L. Gordon Cooper, Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., Major Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Commander Walter M. Schirra, Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton. Standing right of the trophy, first row (L-R): Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; President of the National Aeronautic Association, Martin M. Decker; President Kennedy; and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Second row (L-R): Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert (mostly hidden, behind trophy); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Cdr. Schirra; Cdr. Shepard; Maj. Cooper; Maj. Slayton; Lt. Col. Glenn; Maj. Grissom; and Lt. Cdr. Carpenter. Third row (L-R): unidentified; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency, Najeeb Halaby (in back); Cdr. Schirra's wife, Jo Schirra; unidentified (in back); Maj. Slayton's wife, Marjorie Slayton; Lt. Col. Glenn's wife, Annie Glenn; Maj. Grissom's mother, Cecile Grissom (in back, partially hidden); Cdr. Shepard's wife, Louise Shepard; Maj. Grissom's father, Dennis Grissom (in back); Maj. Grissom's wife, Betty Grissom; Senator Clinton P. Anderson of New Mexico (in back); Lt. Cdr. Carpenter's wife, Rene Carpenter; and Maj. Cooper's wife, Trudy Cooper. Also pictured: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; White House Secret Service agents, Jack Ready and Bill Payne; and National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-A13-58-62
President John F. Kennedy visits the Mercury Control Center at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, prior to the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. In the foreground (L-R): President Kennedy, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and Project Mercury Flight Director Christopher C. Kraft, Jr. (hidden behind Commander Shepard). Brevard County, Florida.
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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.
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JFKWHP-ST-C327-5-63
President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks prior to presenting the 1962 Robert J. Collier Trophy to astronauts Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, Major L. Gordon Cooper, Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., Major Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Commander Walter M. Schirra, Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton. Also pictured: Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; President of the National Aeronautic Association, Martin M. Decker; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Cdr. Schirra; Cdr. Shepard; Maj. Cooper; Maj. Slayton; Lt. Col. Glenn; Maj. Grissom; Lt. Cdr. Carpenter; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency, Najeeb Halaby; Cdr. Schirra's wife, Jo Schirra; Maj. Slayton's wife, Marjorie Slayton; Lt. Col. Glenn's wife, Annie Glenn; Cdr. Shepard's wife, Louise Shepard; Maj. Grissom's father, Dennis Grissom; Maj. Grissom's wife, Betty Grissom; Senator Clinton P. Anderson (New Mexico); Lt. Cdr. Carpenter's wife, Rene Carpenter; Maj. Cooper's wife, Trudy Cooper; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; White House Secret Service agents, Jack Ready and Bill Payne; and National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C327-4-63
President John F. Kennedy (bottom left) stands with the seven astronauts of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Project Mercury, during the presentation ceremony of the 1962 Robert J. Collier Trophy. The astronauts are (L-R): Major Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom (in front), Commander Walter M. Schirra, Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, Major L. Gordon Cooper (in front), Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton, and Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Jack Ready and Bill Payne; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Cdr. Schirra's wife, Jo Schirra; Maj. Slayton's wife, Marjorie Slayton; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Maj. Grissom's mother, Cecile Grissom; Lt. Col. Glenn's wife, Annie Glenn; Cdr. Shepard's wife, Louise Shepard; Maj. Grissom's wife, Betty Grissom; and National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C327-3-63
President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks prior to presenting the 1962 Robert J. Collier Trophy to astronauts Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, Major L. Gordon Cooper, Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., Major Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Commander Walter M. Schirra, Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton. First row (L-R): Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; President of the National Aeronautic Association, Martin M. Decker; President Kennedy; and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Second row (L-R): Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Cdr. Schirra; Cdr. Shepard; Maj. Cooper; Maj. Slayton; Lt. Col. Glenn; Maj. Grissom; and Lt. Cdr. Carpenter. Third row (L-R): Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay (partially hidden); Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency, Najeeb Halaby (in back); Cdr. Schirra's wife, Jo Schirra; unidentified (in back); Maj. Slayton's wife, Marjorie Slayton; Lt. Col. Glenn's wife, Annie Glenn; Maj. Grissom's mother, Cecile Grissom (in back); Cdr. Shepard's wife, Louise Shepard; Maj. Grissom's father, Dennis Grissom (in back); Maj. Grissom's wife, Betty Grissom; Senator Clinton P. Anderson of New Mexico (in back); Lt. Cdr. Carpenter's wife, Rene Carpenter; and Maj. Cooper's wife, Trudy Cooper. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C30163
Astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. (left), talks with Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (center), and Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency, Najeeb Halaby (right), during the presentation ceremony of the 1962 Robert J. Collier Trophy; President John F. Kennedy presented the award to Commander Shepard and the six other astronauts of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Project Mercury. White House Secret Service agent, Jack Ready, stands in background at left; others are unidentified. West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C30160
President John F. Kennedy (left) stands with the seven astronauts of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Project Mercury, during the presentation ceremony of the 1962 Robert J. Collier Trophy. The astronauts are (L-R): Major Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom (in front), Commander Walter M. Schirra, Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, Major L. Gordon Cooper (in front), Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton, and Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. Also pictured: Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Cdr. Shepard's wife, Louise Shepard; Lt. Cdr. Carpenter's wife, Rene Carpenter; Maj. Cooper's wife, Trudy Cooper; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; and Commander Forrest S. Petersen. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C30152
Presentation ceremony of the 1962 Robert J. Collier Trophy to astronauts Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, Major L. Gordon Cooper, Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., Major Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Commander Walter M. Schirra, Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton. Standing right of the trophy, front row (L-R): Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth (partially hidden); Cdr. Schirra; Cdr. Shepard; Maj. Cooper; Maj. Slayton; Lt. Col. Glenn; Maj. Grissom; and Lt. Cdr. Carpenter. Back row (L-R): Cdr. Schirra's wife, Jo Schirra (partially hidden); unidentified; Maj. Slayton's wife, Marjorie Slayton; Lt. Col. Glenn's wife, Annie Glenn; Cdr. Shepard's wife, Louise Shepard (face obscured); Lt. Cdr. Carpenter's wife, Rene Carpenter; Maj. Cooper's wife, Trudy Cooper (partially hidden); and White House Secret Service agent, Bill Payne (behind Lt. Cdr. Carpenter). Others are unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-23114
Presentation ceremony of the President’s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service. President John F. Kennedy presents the award to Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth. Left to right: Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (in back); astronauts Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.; award recipient and President of the Federal National Mortgage Association of the Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA), J. Stanley Baughman; Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Dr. Gilruth; Chairman of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb (partially hidden); President Kennedy; Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee); Senator John A. Carroll (Colorado). West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-23112
Presentation ceremony of the President’s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service. President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) shakes hands with Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth, upon presenting him with the award. Looking on (L-R): Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance (partially hidden on edge of frame); Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (in back); astronauts Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.; award recipient and President of the Federal National Mortgage Association of the Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA), J. Stanley Baughman; Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Chairman of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Senator John A. Carroll (Colorado). West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-23110
President John F. Kennedy visits with award recipients at the presentation ceremony of the President’s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service. Left to right (in foreground): Career Ambassador, Llewellyn E. Thompson; Virginia Lyon (accepting the award on behalf of her husband, Dr. Waldo K. Lyon, Head of the Submarine and Arctic Research Branch of the U.S. Navy Electronics Laboratory); Medical Officer for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey; Chief of the Department of Cardiorespiratory Diseases at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Dr. Donald E. Gregg; President Kennedy; Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth; President of the Federal National Mortgage Association of the Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA), J. Stanley Baughman. Standing in background (L-R): New York Times photographer, George Tames (partially hidden on edge of frame); Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; unidentified; astronaut Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (very back, mostly hidden); Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. (mostly hidden); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (face obscured); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Representative Kenneth A. Roberts of Alabama (partially hidden); Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee); Chairman of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Senator John A. Carroll of Colorado (mostly hidden); Senator Frank Carlson (Kansas); Executive Secretary of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Chairman of the U.S. Civil Service Commission, John W. Macy, Jr.; Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner (partially hidden on edge of frame). West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-23108
President John F. Kennedy stands with award recipients at the presentation ceremony of the President’s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service. Left to right (in foreground): Career Ambassador, Llewellyn E. Thompson; Virginia Lyon (accepting the award on behalf of her husband, Dr. Waldo K. Lyon, Head of the Submarine and Arctic Research Branch of the U.S. Navy Electronics Laboratory); Medical Officer for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey; Chief of the Department of Cardiorespiratory Diseases at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Dr. Donald E. Gregg; President Kennedy; Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth; President of the Federal National Mortgage Association of the Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA), J. Stanley Baughman. Standing in background (L-R): Associated Press (AP) photographer, Henry Burroughs (very back, partially hidden on edge of frame); Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; unidentified; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance (facing away); astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. (mostly hidden); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (face obscured); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota (partially hidden); Representative Kenneth A. Roberts of Alabama (partially hidden); Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee); Chairman of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Senator Frank Carlson (Kansas); Presidential Assistant, John J. McNally (very back, standing in West Wing Colonnade); Executive Secretary of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Chairman of the U.S. Civil Service Commission, John W. Macy, Jr.; Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown (in back, mostly hidden); Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner (in back, partially hidden); Assistant Attorney General, Ramsey Clark. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-23106
Presentation ceremony of the President’s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service. President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks upon presenting the award to Virginia Lyon (accepting the award on behalf of her husband, Dr. Waldo K. Lyon, Head of the Submarine and Arctic Research Branch of the U.S. Navy Electronics Laboratory). Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth, stands left of Mrs. Lyon; Executive Secretary of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Chairman of the U.S. Civil Service Commission, John W. Macy, Jr., stands at right in foreground. Standing in background (L-R): Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; unidentified; astronaut Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (very back, mostly hidden); award recipient and Chief of the Department of Cardiorespiratory Diseases at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Dr. Donald E. Gregg; Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams (in back, partially hidden); award recipient and Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. (very back, partially hidden); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA), Robert C. Weaver; Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota (partially hidden); Representative Kenneth A. Roberts of Alabama (mostly hidden); Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee); Senator John A. Carroll (Colorado); Chairman of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown (in back, mostly hidden); Assistant Attorney General, Ramsey Clark; Member of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Secretary of Labor, Arthur J. Goldberg; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner (in back); Member of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Special Consultant to the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, Roger W. Jones. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-23102
Presentation ceremony of the President’s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service. President John F. Kennedy stands at microphones after presenting the award to Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth (center, shaking hands with astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr.). Left to right: award recipient and Medical Officer for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey; unidentified White House Police officer (in back); Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; unidentified; award recipient and Chief of the Department of Cardiorespiratory Diseases at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Dr. Donald E. Gregg; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams; Commander Shepard; Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA), Robert C. Weaver (in back, partially hidden); astronaut Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.; Dr. Gilruth; award recipient and President of the Federal National Mortgage Association of the HHFA, J. Stanley Baughman (in back, mostly hidden); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Representative Kenneth A. Roberts of Alabama (in back, partially hidden); President Kennedy; Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee (in back); Chairman of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Senator Frank Carlson (Kansas); Presidential Assistant, John J. McNally (very back, standing in West Wing Colonnade); Executive Secretary of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Chairman of the U.S. Civil Service Commission, John W. Macy, Jr.; Assistant Attorney General, Ramsey Clark (face obscured); Member of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Secretary of Labor, Arthur J. Goldberg. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7400-L
Presentation ceremony of the President’s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service. President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Medical Officer for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey (center left), prior to presenting her with the award. Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze (mostly hidden), stands behind Dr. Kelsey; Executive Secretary of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Chairman of the U.S. Civil Service Commission, John W. Macy, Jr., stands at right in foreground. Standing in background (L-R): Virginia Lyon (accepting the award on behalf of her husband, Dr. Waldo K. Lyon, Head of the Submarine and Arctic Research Branch of the U.S. Navy Electronics Laboratory); New York Times photographer, George Tames; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; astronaut Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.; Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams (partially hidden); award recipient and Chief of the Department of Cardiorespiratory Diseases at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Dr. Donald E. Gregg; astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. (partially hidden); Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; award recipient and Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Associated Press (AP) photographer, Henry Burroughs; Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA), Robert C. Weaver; Representative Kenneth A. Roberts (Alabama); Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee); Chairman of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb (face obscured); Senator Frank Carlson of Kansas (in back, mostly hidden); Presidential Assistant, John J. McNally (very back, standing in West Wing Colonnade); Assistant Attorney General, Ramsey Clark; Member of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Secretary of Labor, Arthur J. Goldberg; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner (in back); Member of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Special Consultant to the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, Roger W. Jones. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7400-J
President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) attends the presentation ceremony of the President’s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service. Executive Secretary of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Chairman of the U.S. Civil Service Commission, John W. Macy, Jr. (right, in foreground), reads the citation for award recipient and Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth. Left to right: Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; unidentified (in back); unidentified White House Police officer (very back); award recipient and Chief of the Department of Cardiorespiratory Diseases at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Dr. Donald E. Gregg; Associated Press (AP) photographer, Henry Burroughs; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (very back, mostly hidden); astronauts Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.; Dr. Gilruth; award recipient and President of the Federal National Mortgage Association of the Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA), J. Stanley Baughman (very back, partially hidden); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); President Kennedy; Chairman of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Senator John A. Carroll (Colorado); Senator Frank Carlson (Kansas); Chairman Macy; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner (in back, mostly hidden); Assistant Attorney General, Ramsey Clark; Member of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Secretary of Labor, Arthur J. Goldberg; Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Member of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Special Consultant to the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, Roger W. Jones; Member of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; unidentified. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.