Interiors of White House. President John Kennedy with four blind students and others. Blind students are graduating with high marks from various universities.
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.
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.
A preview of hats for the Easter Parade. View of women wearing turbans around table having tea. Women showing flowered hats and other variety of hats.
View of crowd at O'Hare Airport in Chicago. President John Kennedy arrives and makes the formal dedication of O'Hare Airport. President John Kennedy passing in open car through streets of Chicago followed by policemen on motorbikes. Seated next to him is Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley. Crowd cheering and throwing ticker tape.
View of a Championship game between Loyola and Cincinnati in Men's Division I Basketball tournament in Louisville. Game begins and view of crowd cheering. Loyola's Ramblers win over Cincinnati's Bearcats with a score of 60-58.
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