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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy (at the top of the stairs) approaches the platform before the start of the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. at Hangar 'S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. (L-R) astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton, Special Assistant to the President Lawrence “Larry” O’Brien, President Kennedy, and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (at bottom of stairs, looking down). The space capsule Friendship 7 is visible at far right.