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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston MA
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston MA
Photograph of President and Mrs. Kennedy Watching Televised Launch of Freedom 7
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston MA

Photograph of President and Mrs. Kennedy Watching Televised Launch of Freedom 7

Artifact IDMO 63.845
Object Type Photograph
Date May 5, 1961
Maker (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 Details
Custodial 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
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