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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-09-12-A
ST13, KN22
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-09-11-E
ST13, KN22
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23650
President John F. Kennedy (left, at lectern) delivers remarks at Rice University regarding the nation's efforts in space exploration. Seated on speakers' platform: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Mayor of Houston, Lewis Cutrer; President of Rice University, Dr. Kenneth S. Pitzer; Representative Albert Thomas (Texas); Representative George P. Miller (California); Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Honorary Chancellor of Rice University, Dr. William V. Houston; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner; Harris County Judge, Bill Elliott. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman. Members of the press sit at right in background; spectators observe from the stands. Rice University Stadium, Houston, Texas.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A16-4-62
President John F. Kennedy arrives at Houston International Airport, Houston, Texas. Standing with President Kennedy at left are: Representative Albert Thomas (Texas); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Mayor of Houston, Lewis Cutrer. Also pictured: Governor of Texas, Price Daniel; Harris County Judge, Bill Elliott; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman, Dave Grant, and Rufus Youngblood. Air Force One sits in background. The President traveled to Houston as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.