United States President John F. Kennedy addresses large crowd in Philadelphia. Large crowd gathered at the Independence Square (111 S Independence Mall W, Philadelphia, PA 19106, United States). The United States flag on top of a flagpole. President Kennedy addresses the crowd, predicts the “Declaration of Interdependence” will bring the United States into a concrete Atlantic partnership with Europe. The gathering applauds.
United States Space Team in Houston, Texas. A banner reads Manned Spacecraft Center. The civilians welcome and greet the astronauts as they pass through the streets of Houston in cars. American astronaut Walter Marty Schirra Junior leads the gala parade. His fellow astronauts Leroy Gordon Cooper Junior, Scott Carpenter, Gus Grissom and John Hershel Glenn Junior also attended the parade. The astronauts receive cowboy hats also known as ten-gallon hats and Deputy Sheriff Badges during the welcome ceremony at Sam Houston Coliseum (800 Bagby Street Houston, Texas United States).
Hollywood actor Rock Hudson presents and receives an award in Washington D.C. The award ceremony at the 71st convention of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. The screen star Rock Hudson presents a certificate of merit from the Motion Picture Association to the President of the federation for their work in previewing films over last 20 years. United States Secretary of the Treasury,Clarence Douglas Dillon presents a Liberty Bell to Rock Hudson for his success as a salesman of the Savings Bonds and making a Savings Bond Trailer on the set of the film "The Spiral Road".
Eight oars rowing event in the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Large crowd of spectators gathered at the bank of the Schuylkill River to witness the rowing event. Teams from Canada,the United States and Soviet Union take part in the race. The race begins. The crowd views the race through their binoculars. The Russians wins the race and the Vesper Boat Club of Philadelphia comes in second position at the race.
Two astronauts of the "Space Race," Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov and U.S. astronaut John Hershel Glenn Junior meet for the first time in Washington D.C. Russian Cosmonaut Gherman Titov and American astronaut John Hershel Glenn Junior attend a seminar on space being conducted by the International Council of the Scientific Union. Glenn and Titov register for the seminar inside the National Academy of Sciences (2101 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20418, United States). The two astronauts visit Washington Monument (2 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20024, United States) and Lincoln Memorial (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20002, United States). Other officers accompany them.
The President's E Award in Washington D.C. United States Secretary of Commerce, Luther Hartwell Lodges, presents the President's E Award to the President of the Motion Picture Association of America Eric Allen Johnston. The award is given for significant contributions in increasing the foreign exchange of the United States
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