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Truman Receives Rocket Model
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Truman Receives Rocket Models |
| date |
11.03.1961 |
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On November 3, 1961 former President Harry S. Truman visited the newly opened NASA Headquarters, Washington D.C. Accompanied by former NASA Administrator James E. Webb, he was presented with a collection of rocket models for his Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. *Image Credit*: NASA |
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President Truman and Webb
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President Truman and Webb |
| date |
11.03.1963 |
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Former President Harry S. Truman visits the newly-opened NASA Headquarters in Washington D.C. Accompanied by former NASA Administrator James E. Webb, he was presented with a collection of rocket models for his presidential Library in Indepe *Image Credit*: NASA |
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NASA Press Conference Regard
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NASA Press Conference Regarding Vostok 1 Flight |
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After the successful spaceflight of Yuri Gagarin, the first person to fly in space, as well as orbit Earth, NASA held a press conference at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC to respond to questions concerning Gagarin's flight and the status of the American space program. From left to right: Dr. Robert C. Seamans Jr., Associate Administrator, Dr. Hugh L. Dryden, Deputy Administrator, Mr. James E. Webb, Administrator, and Dr. Abe Silverstein, Director of Space Flight Programs. |
| Date |
04/12/1961 |
| NASA Center |
Headquarters |
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Former NASA Administrators M
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Former NASA Administrators Meet in Washington, DC |
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The administrators who directed the United States space program since the establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in October 1958 met at a NASA Alumni meeting held in Washington June 3, 1980. Shown above, left to right, are: James E. Webb, Administrator from February 14, 1961, to October 7, 1968, T. Keith Glennan, Administrator from August 19, 1958, to January 20, 1961, Dr. Robert A Frosch, Administrator from June 21, 1977, to January 20, 1981, Dr. Thomas O. Paine, Administrator from March 21, 1969, to September 15, 1970 and Acting Administrator from October 8, 1968, to March 20, 1969, Dr. George M. Low, Acting Administrator from September 16, 1970, to April 26, 1971, Dr. Alan M. Lovelace, Acting Administrator from Amy 2, 1977, to June 20, 1977. |
| Date |
06/03/1980 |
| NASA Center |
Headquarters |
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Truman and Webb at NASA Head
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Truman and Webb at NASA Headquarters |
| Full Description |
On November 3, 1961, former President Harry S. Truman visited newly opened NASA Headquarters, Washington D.C., accompanied by former NASA Administrator James E. Webb. He was presented with a collection of rocket models for his Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. |
| Date |
11/03/1961 |
| NASA Center |
Headquarters |
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Truman and Webb at NASA Head
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| Title |
Truman and Webb at NASA Headquarters |
| Full Description |
On November 3, 1961 former President Harry S. Truman visited newly opened NASA Headquarters, Washington D.C. Accompanied by former NASA Administrator James E. Webb, he was presented with a collection of rocket models for his Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. |
| Date |
11/03/1961 |
| NASA Center |
Headquarters |
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Truman Receives Rocket Model
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| Title |
Truman Receives Rocket Models |
| Full Description |
On November 3, 1961 former President Harry S. Truman visited the newly opened NASA Headquarters, Washington D.C. Accompanied by former NASA Administrator James E. Webb, he was presented with a collection of rocket models for his Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. |
| Date |
11/03/1961 |
| NASA Center |
Headquarters |
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James E. Webb
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James E. Webb |
| Full Description |
James E. Webb served as the second Administrator for NASA from February 14, 1961, to October 7, 1968. Webb was born on October 7, 1906, in Tally Ho, North Carolina. After receiving a B.A. in Education from the University of North Carolina, he went on to serve as a pilot in the Marine Corps and later graduated from George Washington University with a law degree. Webb worked in various positions on Capitol Hill until World War II when he re-entered the Marine Corps. After the war Webb served as the executive assistant to the Under Secretary of the Treasury before he was appointed Director of the Bureau of the Budget in the Executive Office of the President. During the Truman Administration Webb served as the Under Secretary of State until he joined the private sector in 1953. James Webb guided the agency through the Apollo years, taking responsibility for the failure of Apollo 1 and the death of three astronauts. He retired in 1968 and served on many advisory boards. He died in 1992. |
| Date |
11/04/1966 |
| NASA Center |
Kennedy Space Center |
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