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President John F. Kennedy (partially hidden) shakes hands with an unidentified site worker during a tour of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. Standing at far right (backs to camera): Director of the MSFC, Dr. Wernher von Braun; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb (partially out of frame). The President visited the MSFC as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy speaks with Senator Alexander Wiley of Wisconsin (center) during a visit to the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson stands right of Senator Wiley. Also pictured: Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence of Great Britain, Sir Solly Zuckerman. President Kennedy visited the MSFC as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy tours the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. Left to right: Director of the MSFC, Dr. Wernher von Braun; President Kennedy; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; unidentified photographer (in foreground). The President visited the MSFC as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy tours the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. Left to right: Director of the MSFC, Dr. Wernher von Braun; President Kennedy; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell. The President visited the MSFC as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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Presentation of the Space Trophy, established by the National Geographic Society, to Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Thomas D. White. (L-R) Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh, President John F. Kennedy, General White, and Vice President of the National Geographic Society Thomas W. McKnew. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Presentation of the Space Trophy, established by the National Geographic Society, to Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Thomas D. White. (L-R) President John F. Kennedy, unidentified officer, and General White. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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United States Air Force Honor Guard stands at attention upon President John F. Kennedy's arrival at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. Those standing with President Kennedy in front of Air Force One include: Assistant to the Air Force Aide to the President Major Frank S. Evans, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger, Congressman Dante B. Fascell (Florida), Congressman Paul G. Rogers (Florida), and Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service Agent Floyd Boring (in back) stands at bottom of airplane stairs. Brevard County, Florida.
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United States Air Force Honor Guard stands at attention upon President John F. Kennedy's arrival at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. Those standing with President Kennedy in front of Air Force One include: Assistant to the Air Force Aide to the President Major Frank S. Evans, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger, Congressman Dante B. Fascell (Florida), Congressman Paul G. Rogers (Florida), and Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service Agent Floyd Boring (in back) stands at bottom of airplane stairs. Brevard County, Florida.
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United States Air Force Honor Guard stands at attention upon President John F. Kennedy's arrival at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. Those standing with President Kennedy in front of Air Force One include: Assistant to the Air Force Aide to the President Major Frank S. Evans, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger, Congressman Dante B. Fascell (Florida), Congressman Paul G. Rogers (Florida), and Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service Agent Floyd Boring (in back) stands at bottom of airplane stairs. Brevard County, Florida.
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President John F. Kennedy (left, back to camera) tours the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation plant in St. Louis, Missouri; man at right is unidentified. A U.S. Navy jet fighter plane sits in the background (partially visible). President Kennedy visited the McDonnell plant as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations. Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport, St. Louis, Missouri.
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President John F. Kennedy visits with astronaut Commander Walter M. Schirra (left), during a tour of the Mercury-Atlas Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations. [Scratches and discoloration throughout image are original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy (right, in foreground) tours the Titan Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida; a Titan II Air Force rocket sits on launch pad in background. Also pictured: Director of Range Safety Operations with the Eastern Test Range at Patrick Air Force Base, Colonel Dan F. Thompson; chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence of Great Britain, Sir Solly Zuckerman; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner; Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston; Director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Launch Operations Center, Dr. Kurt H. Debus; Minister of Defence of Great Britain, Peter Thorneycroft; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Site workers observe in background. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy (center right, mostly hidden) stands inside a high-altitude chamber, during a tour of Mercury spacecraft systems and equipment inside Hangar S at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper (left) and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson stand in doorway. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy views Mercury spacecraft systems and equipment inside Hangar S, during a tour of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Left to right: Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston; astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (in back, mostly hidden); President Kennedy; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell (very back, partially hidden); Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; newsreel photographer for United Press Movietone, Thomas J. Craven, Sr. The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy views Mercury spacecraft systems and equipment inside Hangar S, during a tour of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida; astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper (back to camera, with arm raised) briefs President Kennedy. Also pictured: Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; White House Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman. The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy stands in front of a Saturn rocket launch site under construction at Launch Complex 37, during a tour of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations. [Scratches on image are original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy visits with astronaut Commander Walter M. Schirra (left), during a tour of the Mercury-Atlas Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy (center, back to camera) tours the Mercury-Atlas Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Left to right (in foreground): Commander of the 6555th Aerospace Test Wing, Colonel Paul R. Wignall (facing the camera); Director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Launch Operations Center, Dr. Kurt H. Debus (back to camera); President Kennedy; unidentified military officer; Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston (partially hidden); Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center, Major General Leighton I. Davis (partially hidden on far right edge of frame). Site workers and military personnel stand in background. The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations. [Red mark on right side of image is original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy sits in the back seat of the presidential limousine with Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center, Major General Leighton I. Davis (center), and Director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Launch Operations Center, Dr. Kurt H. Debus, following his arrival at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Standing behind car (L-R): Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); astronaut Commander Walter M. Schirra; White House Secret Service agent, Dave Grant. The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy visits with astronaut Commander Walter M. Schirra, during a tour of the Mercury-Atlas Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Left to right: Commander of the 6555th Aerospace Test Wing, Colonel Paul R. Wignall (partially out of frame); Commander Schirra; President Kennedy; Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston. Site workers observe in background. The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy (center, partially hidden) stands inside a high-altitude chamber, during a tour of Mercury spacecraft systems and equipment inside Hangar S at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper (left, back to camera) and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson stand in doorway. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy (center) stands inside a high-altitude chamber, during a tour of Mercury spacecraft systems and equipment inside Hangar S at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper (left) and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson stand in doorway. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy (center, partially hidden) stands inside a high-altitude chamber, during a tour of Mercury spacecraft systems and equipment inside Hangar S at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper (left, back to camera) and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson stand in doorway. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy (center, partially hidden) stands inside a high-altitude chamber, during a tour of Mercury spacecraft systems and equipment inside Hangar S at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper (left) and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson stand in doorway. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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White House Secret Service agent, John J. “Muggsy” O’Leary, poses in front of Mercury spacecraft capsule #19 inside Hangar S, during President John F. Kennedy's visit to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.