Fred L. Whipple Receives Distinguished Federal Civilian Service Award
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Date: 1963
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 25, Folder: 4
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) Director (1955-1973) Fred Lawrence Whipple (1906-2004) is awarded the Distinguished Federal Civilian Service Award in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy outside the White House in the Rose Garden. Dean Rusk and Robert MacNamara are standing behind the President.
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For other photos of the event see Neg. #s 89-10708, 2002-32253, and 2002-32255.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 25, Folder: 4
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1963
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2002-32254
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Group, candid; Medium: Photographic print