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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-09-12-B
ST13, KN22
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23691
President John F. Kennedy (in background, right of lectern) tours spacecraft displays inside a hangar at the Rich Building of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas; astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. (mostly hidden, right of President Kennedy), briefs the President on a mock-up of the lunar lander, also known as "the Bug." Standing with President Kennedy: Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth. Photographers and members of the press observe at right. The President visited the Center as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A16-34-62
President John F. Kennedy (right) tours spacecraft displays inside a hangar at the Rich Building of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas. Astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. (mostly hidden, right of President Kennedy), briefs the President on a mock-up of the lunar lander, also known as "the Bug" (partially visible at left); a mock-up of a Gemini paraglider is visible in the background. Also pictured: Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth. President Kennedy visited the Center as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-23783
President John F. Kennedy (center right) tours spacecraft displays inside a hangar at the Rich Building of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas; astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. (mostly hidden, right of President Kennedy), briefs the President on a mock-up of the lunar lander, also known as "the Bug." Also pictured: Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth. Photographers observe at right. President Kennedy visited the Center as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-23781
President John F. Kennedy (center right) tours spacecraft displays inside a hangar at the Rich Building of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas; astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. (mostly hidden, right of President Kennedy), briefs the President on a mock-up of the lunar lander, also known as "the Bug." Also pictured: Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth. Photographers observe at right. President Kennedy visited the Center as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-23794
President John F. Kennedy (back to camera) tours spacecraft displays inside a hangar at the Rich Building of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas; astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. (left, holding microphone), briefs President Kennedy on a mock-up of the lunar lander, also known as "the Bug" (partially visible in background). Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth, stand at right. The President visited the Center as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-23785
President John F. Kennedy (back to camera) tours spacecraft displays inside a hangar at the Rich Building of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas; astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. (left, holding microphone), briefs President Kennedy on a mock-up of the lunar lander, also known as "the Bug" (partially visible in background). Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth, stand at right. The President visited the Center as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-23784
President John F. Kennedy (center right) tours spacecraft displays inside a hangar at the Rich Building of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas; astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. (mostly hidden, right of President Kennedy), briefs the President on a mock-up of the lunar lander, also known as "the Bug." Also pictured: Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth. Photographers, including newsreel photographer for United Press Movietone, Thomas J. Craven, Sr., and members of the press observe at right. President Kennedy visited the Center as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-23782
President John F. Kennedy (back to camera) tours spacecraft displays inside a hangar at the Rich Building of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas; astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. (left, holding microphone), briefs President Kennedy on a mock-up of the lunar lander, also known as "the Bug" (partially visible in background). Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth (partially hidden), stand at right. The President visited the Center as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.