AMERICAN ASTRONAUT GORDON COOPER SPEAKS IN FRONT OF A MICROPHONE AS U.S. PRESIDENT J.F. KENNEDY (CENTER) AND (L-R) ASTRONAUTS GUS GRISSOM, ALAN SHEPARD, WALTER SCHIRRA AND SCOTT CARPENTER LOOK ON AFTER THE PRESIDENT'S MEDAL PRESENTATION TO THE FIRST AMERICAN ASTRONAUTS OF NASA'S MERCURY AND GEMINI SPACE MISSIONS
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