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John and Annie Glenn Collection
Description: In this photograph, U.S. President John F. Kennedy (left) and astronaut and politician John Glenn (right) while Glenn holds a helmet. The phrase "J. F. Kennedy President of the U.S.A" is painted on the front of the helmet above the brim. The photograph was taken during the ceremony where President Kennedy awarded Glenn with the NASA Distinguished Service Medal for Glenn's successful Friendship 7 mission. The John and Annie Glenn collection is comprised of photographs, slides, books and ephemera documenting the career of John Glenn as an astronaut and U.S. Senator. The collection also documents his life with his wife Annie Glenn née Castor, family and friends, such as Robert and Ethel Kennedy and fellow astronauts. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV329_B25F30_03
Subjects: Glenn, John, 1921-2016; Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963; Politicians; Astronauts;
Places: Cape Canaveral (Florida);