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President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson greet astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and his wife, Louise Brewer Shepard, as they arrive for the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Commander Shepard. Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. stands at far left; Press Secretary Pierre Salinger stands in back, left of the First Lady; White House Secret Service Agent, Gerald “Jerry” Behn, stands in back at right. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
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En route to presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. L-R: Press Secretary Pierre Salinger; Commander Alan Shepard; unidentified photographer (behind); White House Secret Service Agent, Gerald “Jerry” Behn (partially hidden); Louise Brewer Shepard; Chief of Secret Service, U. E. Baughman (in back); First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Naval Aide to the President, Commander Tazewell Shepard (in back); President John F. Kennedy; Air Force Aide to the President, General Godfrey T. McHugh (in back); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; White House Secret Service Agent, Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey. In front of South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
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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.