[John Glenn, Mercury Control Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida]

[John Glenn entering spacecraft Friendship 7, Cape Canaveral, Florida]

[John Glenn sitting inside Mercury capsule, Cape Canaveral, Florida]

[John Glenn checking out Mercury spacecraft, Cape Canaveral, Florida]

[John F. Kennedy and Dean Rusk at news conference, Palm Beach, Florida]

[John F. Kennedy and Joseph P. Kennedy, West Palm Beach, Florida]