Photograph of President and Mrs. Kennedy Watching Televised Launch of Freedom 7
Artifact IDMO 63.845
Object Type
Photograph
Date
May 5, 1961
Maker
Lt. Cecil W. Stoughton
(Official White House Photographer, American, 1920 - 2008)
Place MadeWashington, D.C., United States, North America
Medium
photograph
DimensionsOverall H 17 1/4 in x W 14 1/4 in (43.8 cm x 36.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionPhotograph from left to right of Attorney General Kennedy, McGeorge Bundy, Vice President Johnson, Arthur Schlesinger, Admiral Arleigh Burke, President Kennedy, Mrs. Kennedy watching televised launching of Alan Shepard's first manned space launch in Freedom 7.
Additional DetailsCustodial History NotePhotograph was taken by a White House photographer and is owned by the government as documentation of the Kennedy Administration.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of the Estate of President John F. Kennedy
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesKennedy Administration Collection 1960-1963 (National Archives Identifier 1676959)
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