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President John Kennedy and wife Jackie Kennedy greets King Hassan II of Morocco on his arrival at Union Station
President John Kennedy and wife Jackie Kennedy walking at Union Station. King Hassan II of Morocco is greeted by President Kennedy. Press photographers at the event. President and wife shake hands with dignitaries. View of policemen on motorbikes and cars travelling to the White House. View of crowd cheering at roadside. King Hassan II and President Kennedy arrive at the White House.
Twelve Boy Scouts visit with President Kennedy discussing Scout activities; Robert Kennedy rewarded for making a 50 mile hike.
Twelve Boy Scouts of American arrive at the White House to visit President John Kennedy and report on scout activities, coinciding with the 53rd anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America movement. They give a Boy Scout handbook and a membership card to President Kennedy, along with a plaque. Robert Kennedy is rewarded for making a 50 mile hike. Narrator comments that Kennedy had heard about a 50 mile hike challenge that President Theodore Roosevelt had directed for troops via Executive Order, and President Kennedy then advocated for hiking, too. View of U.S. Marines in uniform hiking in response to the President's challenge. View of a group of teenage high school students in Marin County, California, hiking on roads during their 50 mile hike challenge. The teenage boys and girls sprint at the finish of their hike. View of Diane Condon, the first student to finish the hike, in 12 hours and 8 minutes. She is seen sitting and soaking her feet.
Testing of a new Submarine Chaser in Washington DC.
Crewmen on Submarine Chaser for testing. Submarine Chaser which is equipped with hydrofoils skimming water at high speed.
President John Kennedy honors four blind student at White House.
Interiors of White House. President John Kennedy with four blind students and others. Blind students are graduating with high marks from various universities.
New York and Washington Stage Receptions for NASA astronaut Major Gordon Cooper.
President John Kennedy presents Space Agency's Distinguished Service Medal to Major Gordon Cooper at White House. View of crowd clapping. Major Cooper parades to Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol with many cars following. Crowd cheering on sideways. Major Cooper addresses a Joint Session of Congress and receives a two-minute standing ovation. Major Cooper in New York City for his reception. Lower Broadway is re-named Mercury Way for his reception. Huge crowd around 4,500,000 people line up the streets to see Major Cooper passing and throwing tickertapes and paper on his arrival. After a reception at City Hall, Major Cooper receives the City's Medal of Honor.
NASA astronaut Major Gordon Cooper launched into space in Faith 7 spacecraft for the Mercury Mission.
Major Gordon Cooper wearing his space suit before he is launched into space for the Mercury mission. Major Cooper entering the van which will take him to launch pad 14. Major Cooper aboard Faith 7 spacecraft. Rocket launches from launch pad. Crowd gathered to watch launch at launch site and in streets in other locations watching in person or on television. Animated spacecraft shown. Major Cooper inside the spacecraft Faith 7. View of spacecraft moving in an orbit. People buying newspapers. Kearsarge carrier ship in Pacific near midway to receive Major Gordon Cooper. Animated spacecraft dropping Faith 7 capsule in Pacific. Rescue ships in Pacific and helicopters in sky in case of any emergency.