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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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President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks, following a tour of spacecraft displays inside a hangar at the Rich Building of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas. President Kennedy holds a scale model of the Apollo command module, presented to him by Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth; a mock-up of the lunar lander (also known as "the Bug") sits at left in background. Standing in back: Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams; Associate Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Dr. Gilruth; White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius. Photographers, including newsreel photographer for United Press Movietone, Thomas J. Craven, Sr., 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. [See also MO 63.1913, "Model of Apollo Command Module"]
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President John F. Kennedy (right, back to camera) views a mock-up of the interior of a Gemini capsule during a tour of spacecraft displays inside a hangar at the Rich Building of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas; astronaut Major Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom (right, holding microphone) briefs President Kennedy. Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth, stands at far right; Chief of Life Systems Division at the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Stanley C. White, stands at far left. 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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President John F. Kennedy (right, mostly hidden behind astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.) views space flight equipment during a tour of spacecraft displays inside a hangar at the Rich Building of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas; Lieutenant Colonel Glenn briefs President Kennedy. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson stands in center with Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth, and Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb. Also pictured: chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence of Great Britain, Sir Solly Zuckerman; astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter; Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman and Charlie Kunkel. The President visited the Center as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy views space flight equipment during a tour of spacecraft displays inside a hangar at the Rich Building of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas. Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (center left), briefs President Kennedy; Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth, stands at left. Also pictured: Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Associate Administrator of NASA, Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Representative George P. Miller (California); Director of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Dr. Wernher von Braun; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell. The President visited the Center as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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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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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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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.
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President John F. Kennedy receives a scale model of the Apollo command module from Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth (center, at lectern), following a tour of spacecraft displays inside a hangar at the Rich Building of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas; a mock-up of the lunar lander (also known as "the Bug") sits at left in background. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (partially hidden) stands in back; photographers observe at right. President Kennedy visited the Center as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations. [See also MO 63.1913, "Model of Apollo Command Module"] [Blemishes in center of image are original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy and Governor of Texas, Price Daniel, sit in the back seat of the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) as President Kennedy's motorcade travels through downtown Houston, Texas, en route to Rice University. Representative Albert Thomas (Texas) and Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth, sit in jump seat of car; photographers ride in adjacent car.
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President John F. Kennedy (back to camera) greets Governor of Texas, Price Daniel, upon arrival at Houston International Airport, Houston, Texas. Left to right (in foreground): Representative Albert Thomas (Texas); Mayor of Houston, Lewis Cutrer; President Kennedy; Governor Daniel (holding hat, shaking hands with the President); Harris County Judge, Bill Elliott; unidentified; Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth (partially hidden on edge of frame). President Kennedy traveled to Houston as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.