Photograph
White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy presents the 1961 Robert J. Collier Trophy to four X-15 pilots, on behalf of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). Standing behind President Kennedy are the recipients (L-R): Major Robert M. White (U.S. Air Force), A. Scott Crossfield (North American Aviation), and Commander Forrest S. Petersen (U.S. Navy). Also pictured: Representative George P. Miller (California); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; General Omar Bradley; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Chairman of the Board of the National Aeronautic Association, Jacqueline Cochran; White House Secret Service agent, Frank Yeager. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.